Planetary hours
in Kpalimé.
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
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:44
- 2♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:44
- 4☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:44
- 8☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:44
- 9♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:44
- 11☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:44
- 2♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:44
- 3☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:44
- 4♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:44
- 6☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:44
- 9♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:44
- 10☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kpalimé?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 12h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:44 to 06:44: 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.