Planetary hours
in Dédougou.
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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Ouagadougou).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:05
- 2♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:07
- 3☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:09
- 4♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:14
- 6☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 14:21
- 9♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:24
- 10☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:26
- 11♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:31
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:24
- 4♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:22
- 5☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:19
- 6♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:14
- 8☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:07
- 11♂︎ Mars04:07 – 05:05
- 12☉︎ Sun05:05 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dédougou?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:02 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.