Planetary hours
in Cape Coast.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 19:47
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:50
- 2☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:49
- 5♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:46
- 12♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:46
- 2♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:47
- 4☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:50
- 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Coast?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.