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 Sunday, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:16
- 8☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:13
- 2♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:14
- 3☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:16
- 6☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:20
- 11♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Onitsha?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:22 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.