Planetary hours
in Kumasi.
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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 07:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:54
- 4☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:55
- 7♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:55
- 11☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 18:56
- 2♂︎ Mars18:56 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:55
- 4♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:54
- 10☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:54
- 11♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kumasi?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 06:54: 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.