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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 07:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:01
- 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:07
- 5♀︎ Venus11:07 – 12:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:23
- 10♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:26
- 11☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:29
- 12♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:29
- 2☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:20
- 5♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:17
- 6☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:14
- 7♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:58
- 12♂︎ Mars05:58 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:55 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.