Planetary hours
in Tamale.
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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:54 – 06:57
- 2♀︎ Venus06:57 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:01
- 4☽︎ Moon09:01 – 10:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:20
- 2♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:59
- 11♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tamale?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:54 to 06:57: 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.