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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:30
- 2☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:28
- 3♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:23
- 5☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:16
- 8♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:14
- 9☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:12
- 10♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:08
- 12☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:10
- 3♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:12
- 4☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:14
- 5♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:26
- 10♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:28
- 11☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:30
- 12♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaduna?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:32 to 07:30: 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.