Planetary hours
in Ouagadougou.
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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Ouagadougou).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:54 – 06:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 07:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:02
- 4♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:04
- 5☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:07
- 6♀︎ Venus11:07 – 12:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 13:12
- 8☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:20
- 11♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:22
- 12☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:20
- 3☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:12
- 6♂︎ Mars23:12 – 00:10
- 7☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:07
- 8♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:02
- 10☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ouagadougou?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:54 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.