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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:51
- 3☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:52
- 7☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:52
- 8♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:52
- 10☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:53
- 2☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:52
- 3♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:52
- 5☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:51
- 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:51
- 10♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:51
- 12☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Coast?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:51 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.