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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 07:40
- 2♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:38
- 3☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:36
- 4♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:33
- 6☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:28
- 9♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:26
- 10☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:24
- 11♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:21
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:26
- 4♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:28
- 5☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:30
- 6♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:33
- 8☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:38
- 11♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:40
- 12☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:42
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ilorin?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:41 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.