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 Saturday, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:26
- 3♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:24
- 4☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:22
- 5♀︎ Venus10:22 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:18
- 7☽︎ Moon12:18 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:11
- 10♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:09
- 11☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:07
- 12♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:07
- 2☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 22:13
- 5♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:16
- 6☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:18
- 7♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:22
- 9☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaduna?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:31 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.