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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:30
- 2☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:15
- 12♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:15
- 2♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:28
- 11☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sokoto?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:30: 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.