Planetary hours
in Houndé.
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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Ouagadougou).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:37
- 12♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:37
- 2♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:29
- 4☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:02
- 11☽︎ Moon04:02 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Houndé?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 to 06:58: 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.