Planetary hours
in Jos.
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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:27
- 12♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:27
- 2♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jos?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:14 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.