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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:54
- 3☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:53
- 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:52
- 7☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:52
- 8♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:50
- 10☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:49 – 18:49
- 2☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:50
- 3♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:51
- 5☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:53
- 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:54
- 9☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:55
- 12☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sekondi-Takoradi?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 06:55: 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.