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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:23
- 2☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:17
- 5☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:11
- 8♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:09
- 9☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:07
- 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:03
- 12☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:05
- 3♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:07
- 4☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:09
- 5♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:13
- 7☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:22
- 11☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:24
- 12♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jos?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:25 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.