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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:09
- 2☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:06
- 3♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:53
- 8♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:51
- 9☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:48
- 10♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:43
- 12☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:46
- 3♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:48
- 4☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:51
- 5♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:56
- 7☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:07
- 11☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:09
- 12♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Maiduguri?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:11 to 07:09: 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.