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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:54 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:50
- 4☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:47
- 7♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:45
- 8☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:44
- 9♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:41
- 11☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:40
- 2♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:41
- 3☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:43
- 4♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:45
- 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:49
- 9♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tamale?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:54 to 06:53: 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.