Planetary hours
in Lagos.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 7 of the day, until 13:29
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:33
- 2☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:26
- 12♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:26
- 2♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:32
- 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lagos?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:33 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.