Planetary hours
in Onitsha.
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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:29
- 2☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:49
- 12♂︎ Mars17:49 – 18:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:51 – 19:49
- 2♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:45
- 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:39
- 7♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:31
- 11☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Onitsha?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:27 to 07:29: 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.