Planetary hours
in Port Harcourt.
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 Thursday, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:17
- 2♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:17
- 3☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:17
- 4♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:17
- 6☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:17
- 9♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:17
- 10☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:17
- 11♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:18
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:17
- 4♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:17
- 5☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:17
- 6♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:17
- 8☽︎ Moon01:17 – 02:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:17
- 11♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:17
- 12☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:17
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Port Harcourt?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 12h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 11h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:17 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.