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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:18
- 9☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:27
- 12♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:27
- 2♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:21
- 4☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:13
- 7♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:07
- 9♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 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 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.