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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- 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♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:28
- 3♂︎ Mars08:28 – 09:27
- 4☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:27
- 5♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:22
- 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:21
- 11☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:21
- 12♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:20 – 19:21
- 2☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:23
- 5♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:24
- 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:28 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ilorin?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.