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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:19
- 3♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:31
- 7☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:40
- 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:43
- 11☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:46
- 12♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 19:46
- 2☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:31
- 7♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:17
- 12♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kano?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.