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 Monday, 30 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:59 – 06:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 07:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 08:57
- 4♂︎ Mars08:57 – 09:57
- 5☉︎ Sun09:57 – 10:56
- 6♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:55 – 12:54
- 8☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:52
- 11♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:52
- 12☉︎ Sun16:52 – 17:51
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:51 – 18:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 19:52
- 3☽︎ Moon19:52 – 20:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 21:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:55
- 6♂︎ Mars22:55 – 23:55
- 7☉︎ Sun23:55 – 00:56
- 8♀︎ Venus00:56 – 01:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 02:58
- 10☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sekondi-Takoradi?
On Monday, 30 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:59 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.