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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lome).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 08:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:59
- 7♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:08
- 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:08
- 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:51
- 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:47
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sokodé?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.