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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:19
- 2♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:18
- 3☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:18
- 4♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:16
- 6☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 13:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:15
- 9♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:14
- 10☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:14
- 11♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:14
- 4♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:15
- 5☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:15
- 6♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:17
- 8☽︎ Moon01:17 – 02:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:18
- 11♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:19
- 12☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Onitsha?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.