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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:14
- 2♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:13
- 4☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:10
- 11☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:10
- 3☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:13
- 10☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:14
- 11♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kano?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.