Planetary hours
in Sekondi-Takoradi.
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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:05
- 3☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:13
- 10☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:16
- 2☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:15
- 3♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:07
- 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:06
- 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:03
- 12☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sekondi-Takoradi?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:02 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.