Planetary hours
in Sokodé.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lome).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 7 of the night, until 00:40
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:44
- 2☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:36
- 9☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:33
- 12♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:33
- 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:35
- 4☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:40
- 8☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:41
- 9♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:43
- 11☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:45
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sokodé?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:45 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.