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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:12
- 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:11
- 7☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:10
- 8♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:07
- 2☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:08
- 3♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kano?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.