Planetary hours
in Bougouni.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 20:07
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:05
- 12♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:05
- 2♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bougouni?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:22 to 07:21: 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.