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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:51
- 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:51
- 9♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:52
- 11☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:52
- 2♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:52
- 3☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:52
- 4♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:51
- 9♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:51
- 11♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cape Coast?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 12h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:50 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.