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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:51 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:50
- 4☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 18:48
- 2♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:49
- 4♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:49
- 6☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:50
- 9♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:50
- 10☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tamale?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.