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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:31
- 2☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:30
- 3♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:29
- 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:26
- 9☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:25
- 10♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:24
- 12☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:24
- 3♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:25
- 4☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:26
- 5♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:30
- 10♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:31
- 11☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:31
- 12♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ibadan?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:32 to 07:31: 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.