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, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:02
- 3♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:02
- 4☉︎ Sun10:02 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 12:59
- 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 15:57
- 10♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:56
- 11☉︎ Sun16:56 – 17:55
- 12♀︎ Venus17:55 – 18:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 19:55
- 2☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:57 – 22:58
- 5♂︎ Mars22:58 – 23:58
- 6☉︎ Sun23:58 – 00:59
- 7♀︎ Venus00:59 – 02:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 05:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:03
- 12♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lagos?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.