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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:29
- 2☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:21
- 12♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:21
- 2♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:23
- 4☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:28
- 11☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ilorin?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.