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 Tuesday, 23 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:47 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:46
- 3♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:46
- 5☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:46 – 12:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:46
- 8♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:45
- 9☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:45
- 10♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:45
- 12☽︎ Moon17:45 – 18:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 19:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:45
- 3♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:45
- 4☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:45
- 5♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:46
- 10♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:46
- 11☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:46
- 12♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:46
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Onitsha?
On Tuesday, 23 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:47 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.