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, 10 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:44
- 12♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:44
- 2♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:45
- 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:47
- 8☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Onitsha?
On Wednesday, 10 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.