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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:00
- 2♀︎ Venus07:00 – 07:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:47
- 9♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:43
- 11☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:42
- 2♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:43
- 3☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:45
- 4♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:49
- 6☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Maiduguri?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:01 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.