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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:17
- 6♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:17
- 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:16
- 8♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:15
- 2☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:16
- 3♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:16
- 5☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:17
- 9☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:18
- 12☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Onitsha?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:15: 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?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.