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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:54 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:52
- 4☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:48
- 9♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:47
- 11☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:46
- 2♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:47
- 3☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:47
- 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:49
- 6☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:51
- 9♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:52
- 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:53
- 11♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kumasi?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:54 to 06:53: 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.