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, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:06
- 4♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:04
- 5☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:01
- 6♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:56
- 8☽︎ Moon12:56 – 13:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:47
- 11♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:45
- 12☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:42
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:42 – 18:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 19:48
- 3☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 21:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:56
- 6♂︎ Mars22:56 – 23:59
- 7☉︎ Sun23:59 – 01:01
- 8♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:07
- 10☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:15
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Maiduguri?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:15 to 07:12: 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.