Planetary hours
in Takoradi.
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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:52 – 06:52
- 2♀︎ Venus06:52 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:52
- 4☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:52
- 8☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:52
- 11☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:52
- 2♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:52
- 3☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:52
- 4♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:52
- 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Takoradi?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 12h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:52 to 06:52: 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.