Planetary hours
in Sokoto.
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
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 9 of the day, until 15:16
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:18
- 9☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:13
- 12♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:13
- 2♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sokoto?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:33 to 07:31: 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.