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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:54 – 07:57
- 2♀︎ Venus07:57 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:18
- 8☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:21
- 9♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:28
- 11☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:32
- 2♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:28
- 3☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:08
- 9♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 05:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:54 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.