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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:19 – 09:19
- 4♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:19
- 5☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:19
- 6♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:19
- 8☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:19
- 11♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:19
- 12☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:19
- 3☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:19
- 6♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:19
- 7☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:19
- 8♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:19
- 10☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Onitsha?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 12h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:19 to 07:19: 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.