Planetary hours
in Sekondi.
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, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:00
- 2♂︎ Mars07:00 – 07:59
- 3☉︎ Sun07:59 – 08:58
- 4♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:57
- 6☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:55
- 9♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:54
- 10☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:53
- 11♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 17:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:52 – 18:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 19:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 20:54
- 4♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:55
- 5☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:56
- 6♀︎ Venus22:56 – 23:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:57
- 8☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:59
- 11♂︎ Mars03:59 – 05:00
- 12☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sekondi?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:00 to 07:00: 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.