Planetary hours
in Man.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Abidjan).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 9 of the day, until 15:11
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Man?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.