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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:53
- 2☽︎ Moon07:53 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:47
- 5♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:35
- 12♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:35
- 2♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 06:55
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ilorin?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:55 to 07:53: 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.