Planetary hours
in Kano.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 7 of the day, until 13:07
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:01
- 12♂︎ Mars17:01 – 17:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:01
- 2♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kano?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:17: 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.