Planetary hours
in Maiduguri.
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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:56 – 06:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 07:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:55 – 08:55
- 4♂︎ Mars08:55 – 09:54
- 5☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:54
- 6♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:53
- 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:51
- 11♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:51
- 12☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:50
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:50 – 18:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 19:51
- 3☽︎ Moon19:51 – 20:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 21:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:53
- 6♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:53
- 7☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:54
- 8♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 02:55
- 10☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 05:56
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Maiduguri?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:56 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.