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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Ouagadougou).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:19
- 7☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:22
- 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:34
- 2☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:31
- 3♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:14
- 9☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:05
- 12☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Houndé?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.