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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:47
- 12♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:47
- 2♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kano?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:16: 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.