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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Ouagadougou).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 06:55
- 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 07:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:54
- 6☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:53
- 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:52
- 12♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 18:52
- 2♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:53
- 4☽︎ Moon20:53 – 21:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:54
- 11☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ouagadougou?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:55 to 06:55: 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.