Planetary hours
in Banfora.
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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Ouagadougou).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:02
- 12♂︎ Mars17:02 – 17:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:02
- 2♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:07
- 4☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:24
- 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Banfora?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:26: 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.