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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:02 – 07:58
- 2♀︎ Venus07:58 – 08:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:31
- 11☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:28
- 2♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:31
- 3☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:52
- 10☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 05:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sokoto?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:02 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.