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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:52
- 7♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lagos?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:41 to 07:42: 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.