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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:40
- 2☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:38
- 3♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:36
- 5☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:31
- 8♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:30
- 9☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:29
- 10♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:26
- 12☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:27
- 3♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:29
- 4☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:33
- 7☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:39
- 11☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:40
- 12♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:41
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ibadan?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:41 to 07:40: 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.