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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 08:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:51
- 5♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:50
- 6☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:50
- 7♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:50
- 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:50
- 4☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 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 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Takoradi?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 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.