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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:30
- 3☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:29
- 7☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:29
- 10☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:28
- 2☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:28
- 3♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:30
- 9☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:30
- 10♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ibadan?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:31 to 07:30: 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.