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 Tuesday, 9 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:03 – 08:03
- 2☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:02
- 3♀︎ Venus09:02 – 10:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 12:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 14:00
- 8♂︎ Mars14:00 – 14:59
- 9☉︎ Sun14:59 – 15:58
- 10♀︎ Venus15:58 – 16:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 17:57
- 12☽︎ Moon17:57 – 18:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 19:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:58
- 3♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:58
- 4☉︎ Sun21:58 – 22:59
- 5♀︎ Venus22:59 – 00:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 01:00
- 7☽︎ Moon01:00 – 02:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 03:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:02
- 10♂︎ Mars04:02 – 05:02
- 11☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:03
- 12♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lagos?
On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:03 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.