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, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:07
- 9☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:05
- 10♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:03
- 12☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:04
- 3♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:05
- 4☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 02:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:16
- 12♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kano?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:17 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 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.