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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- 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♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:44
- 3☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:52
- 7☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:57
- 10☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:01
- 2☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:59
- 3♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:55
- 5☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:48
- 9☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:46
- 10♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:42
- 12☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lagos?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: 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.