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 Tuesday, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:54 – 07:58
- 2☉︎ Sun07:58 – 09:01
- 3♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 11:08
- 5☽︎ Moon11:08 – 12:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:17
- 8♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:21
- 9☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:24
- 10♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:31
- 12☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:27
- 3♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:24
- 4☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:21
- 5♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:04
- 10♂︎ Mars04:04 – 05:01
- 11☉︎ Sun05:01 – 05:58
- 12♀︎ Venus05:58 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:54 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.