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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:45
- 8☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:54
- 11☽︎ Moon16:54 – 17:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 18:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 19:56
- 2♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:54
- 3☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:51
- 4♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:46
- 6☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:32
- 11♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sokoto?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:26 to 07:29: 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.