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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:14
- 2☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:14
- 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:13
- 8♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:13
- 9☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:13
- 10♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:13
- 12☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:13
- 3♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:13
- 4☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:13
- 5♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:13
- 7☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:14
- 10♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:14
- 12♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kano?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:15 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.