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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:09
- 2☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:50
- 12♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:50
- 2♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:42
- 4☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kano?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:09: 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.