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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:11
- 12♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:11
- 2♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:34
- 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:39
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sokoto?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:39 to 07:36: 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.