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 Monday, 8 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:00
- 4♂︎ Mars10:00 – 11:00
- 5☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:59
- 6♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 13:57
- 8☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:55
- 11♂︎ Mars16:55 – 17:54
- 12☉︎ Sun17:54 – 18:54
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:55
- 3☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:57
- 6♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:58
- 7☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:59
- 8♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 04:00
- 10☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ibadan?
On Monday, 8 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:02 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.