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 Sunday, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:02 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:59
- 4☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:52
- 11☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:52
- 3☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:53
- 4♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:59
- 10☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:00
- 11♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lagos?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:02 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.