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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 09:01
- 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:00
- 4☉︎ Sun10:00 – 11:00
- 5♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:57 – 14:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:55
- 10♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:54
- 11☉︎ Sun16:54 – 17:53
- 12♀︎ Venus17:53 – 18:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 19:53
- 2☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:56
- 5♂︎ Mars22:56 – 23:57
- 6☉︎ Sun23:57 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:00
- 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 04:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 05:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:02
- 12♂︎ Mars06:02 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lagos?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:03 to 08:02: 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.