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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:38
- 3☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:40 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:45
- 6♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:47
- 7☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:54
- 10☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:01 – 19:58
- 2☉︎ Sun19:58 – 20:56
- 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:52
- 5☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:36
- 12☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:34
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ilorin?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:34 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.