Planetary hours
in Lomé.
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 Friday, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:53
- 3☽︎ Moon07:53 – 08:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:59
- 6♂︎ Mars10:59 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:07
- 10☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:11
- 2☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:09
- 3♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:05
- 5☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:59
- 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:57
- 9☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:55
- 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:51
- 12☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lomé?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.