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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:49
- 2♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:41
- 11☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:41
- 3☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:47
- 10☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:48
- 11♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Onitsha?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:49 to 07:49: 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.