Planetary hours
in Pikine.
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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 07:57
- 2☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:11
- 6☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:15
- 7♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:33
- 12♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:33
- 2♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:26
- 4☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:11
- 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:53 to 07:57: 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.