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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:28
- 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:25
- 3♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:20
- 5☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:09
- 9☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:07
- 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:01
- 12☽︎ Moon17:01 – 17:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:04
- 3♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:07
- 4☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:09
- 5♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:15
- 7☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:23
- 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:25
- 11☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:28
- 12♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kano?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:30 to 07:28: 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.