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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:43
- 3☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:42
- 6♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:41
- 8♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:40
- 10☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:39
- 2☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:40
- 3♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:41
- 5☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:42
- 8♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:42
- 9☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:42
- 10♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:43
- 12☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kpalimé?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:44 to 06:43: 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.