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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:57
- 2☽︎ Moon07:57 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:42
- 12♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:43
- 2♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:45
- 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:53
- 9♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:59
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ibadan?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 07:57: 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.