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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:54
- 4☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:10
- 11☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:10
- 3☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:54
- 10☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:51
- 11♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:47
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sokodé?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:47 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.