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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:39
- 2♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:43
- 4☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:52
- 9♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:55
- 11☽︎ Moon16:55 – 17:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 18:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 19:57
- 2♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:55
- 3☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:53
- 4♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:45
- 9♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:43
- 10☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:41
- 11♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:37
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ibadan?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:37 to 07:39: 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.