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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 08:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:51
- 12♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:51 – 18:51
- 2♀︎ Venus18:51 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:51
- 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Takoradi?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 11h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 12h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:52 to 06:51: 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.