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, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:02
- 2☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:58
- 12♂︎ Mars17:58 – 18:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:58 – 19:58
- 2♀︎ Venus19:58 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:59
- 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 01:00
- 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lagos?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:02 to 08:02: 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.