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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 07:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:38
- 5♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:24
- 10♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:22
- 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:19
- 12♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:19
- 2☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:27
- 5♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:30
- 6☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:38
- 9☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:46
- 12♂︎ Mars05:46 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kano?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:48 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.