Planetary hours
in Gagnoa.
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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Abidjan).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:20
- 2♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:22
- 3☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:24
- 4♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:27
- 6☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:33
- 9♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:35
- 10☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:36
- 11♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:35
- 4♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:33
- 5☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:31
- 6♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:27
- 8☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:22
- 11♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:20
- 12☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gagnoa?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:18 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.