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 Sunday, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:02
- 2♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:57
- 7♂︎ Mars12:57 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:53
- 11☽︎ Moon16:53 – 17:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 18:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:53
- 2♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:53
- 3☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:03
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ibadan?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:03 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.