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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:42
- 4☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:42
- 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:41
- 8☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:41
- 9♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:41
- 11☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:41
- 2♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:41
- 3☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:41
- 4♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:41
- 6☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:42
- 9♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:42
- 10☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sokodé?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:43 to 06:43: 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.