Planetary hours
in Ibadan.
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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 17:58
- 12♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:00 – 19:58
- 2♀︎ Venus19:58 – 20:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:55
- 4☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:47
- 8☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:45
- 9♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:41
- 11☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:38
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ibadan?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:38 to 07:39: 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.