Planetary hours
in Obuase.
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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:54
- 6☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:48
- 12♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:48
- 2♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:50
- 4☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Obuase?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 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 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.