Planetary hours
in Hoji ya Henda.
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
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Luanda).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:49
- 3☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:55
- 8♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:57
- 10☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:00
- 2☉︎ Sun19:00 – 19:58
- 3♀︎ Venus19:58 – 20:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:56
- 5☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:51
- 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:50
- 10♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:47
- 12☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:46
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hoji ya Henda?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:46 to 06:48: 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.