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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:31
- 3♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:31
- 4☉︎ Sun09:31 – 10:31
- 5♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:29
- 11☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:28
- 12♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:28
- 2☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:30
- 6☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:31
- 9☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:32
- 12♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lagos?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.