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 Tuesday, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:30
- 2☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:30
- 3♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:29
- 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:27
- 9☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:26
- 10♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:25
- 12☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:25
- 3♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:26
- 4☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:27
- 5♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:28
- 7☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:29
- 10♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:30
- 11☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:31
- 12♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ibadan?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.