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