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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:41
- 3☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:45
- 6♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:52
- 10☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:57 – 19:55
- 2☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:53
- 3♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:50
- 5☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:42
- 10♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:39
- 12☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:37
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ibadan?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.