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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:00 – 06:58
- 2☉︎ Sun06:58 – 07:57
- 3♀︎ Venus07:57 – 08:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:54
- 5☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:49
- 8♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:47
- 9☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:46
- 10♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:42
- 12☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:44
- 3♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:47
- 5♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:50
- 7☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:55
- 10♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:57
- 11☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:58
- 12♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Maiduguri?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:00 to 06:58: 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.