Planetary hours
in Nioko I.
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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Ouagadougou).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:54
- 3☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 09:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:50
- 7☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:48
- 8♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:46
- 10☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:44
- 2☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:45
- 3♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:47
- 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:52
- 9☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:53
- 10♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:55
- 12☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nioko I?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 11h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 06:55: 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.