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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:16
- 9☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:16
- 12♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:16
- 2♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:18
- 11☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Onitsha?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:18: 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.