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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:30
- 3☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:22
- 7☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:20
- 8♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:12
- 2☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:14
- 3♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:18
- 5☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:24
- 8♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:26
- 9☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:32
- 12☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:34
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sokoto?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:34 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.