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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:28
- 3☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:25
- 8♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:24
- 10☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:23
- 2☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:23
- 3♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:24
- 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:27
- 10♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:29
- 12☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ilorin?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:29 to 07:29: 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.