Planetary hours
in Kaduna.
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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:49
- 12♂︎ Mars17:49 – 18:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:52 – 19:49
- 2♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaduna?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:22: 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.