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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:11
- 2☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 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 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kano?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:07 to 07:11: 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.