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 Monday, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:01 – 07:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:56
- 4♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:53
- 6♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:50
- 8☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:46
- 11♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:44
- 12☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:43
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:43 – 19:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:46
- 3☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:50
- 6♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:52
- 7☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:53
- 8♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:56
- 10☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ilorin?
On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:01 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.