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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:27
- 3♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:26
- 4☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:26
- 5♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:24
- 7☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:21
- 10♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:20
- 11☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:19
- 12♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:19
- 2☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:22
- 5♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:24
- 7♀︎ Venus00:24 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:26
- 9☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:28
- 12♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sokoto?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 11h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:29 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.