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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:29
- 3♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:27
- 4☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:22
- 7☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:17
- 10♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:15
- 11☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:14
- 12♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:14
- 2☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:19
- 5♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:21
- 6☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:22
- 7♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:26
- 9☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:31
- 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sokoto?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:32 to 07:30: 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.