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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:32
- 2☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:32
- 3♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:31
- 5☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:30
- 9☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:30
- 10♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:30
- 12☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:30
- 3♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:30
- 4☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:31
- 10♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:32
- 11☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:32
- 12♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lagos?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:32 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.