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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:16
- 9☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:13
- 12♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:13
- 2♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Onitsha?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:22 to 07:22: 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.