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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:19
- 2☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:18
- 3♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:17
- 5☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:15
- 8♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:15
- 9☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:14
- 10♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:13
- 12☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:14
- 3♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:14
- 4☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:15
- 5♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:16
- 7☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:18
- 10♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:18
- 11☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:19
- 12♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Onitsha?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.