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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- 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).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 16:24
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:23
- 12♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:23
- 2♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:31
- 11☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ibadan?
On Wednesday, 4 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 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.