Planetary hours
in Bobo-Dioulasso.
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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Ouagadougou).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:03
- 5♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:59
- 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:56 – 18:57
- 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 20:59
- 4☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:03
- 9♀︎ Venus02:03 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bobo-Dioulasso?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:06 to 07:06: 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.