Planetary hours
in Dapaong.
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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:05
- 8☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:15
- 2♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:05
- 6☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:54
- 11♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dapaong?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:49 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.