Planetary hours
in Ilorin.
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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:33 – 07:36
- 2♀︎ Venus07:36 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:52
- 9♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:57
- 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:00
- 2♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:55
- 4♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ilorin?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:33 to 07:36: 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.
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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.