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 Wednesday, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:59
- 7♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:54
- 12♂︎ Mars17:54 – 18:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:54
- 2♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:59
- 7♂︎ Mars00:59 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 05:02
- 11☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lagos?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:04 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.