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 Thursday, 10 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:57 – 07:59
- 2♂︎ Mars07:59 – 09:00
- 3☉︎ Sun09:00 – 10:02
- 4♀︎ Venus10:02 – 11:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 12:05
- 6☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 14:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:09
- 9♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:10
- 10☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:12
- 11♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:10
- 4♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:09
- 5☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:07
- 6♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 02:05
- 8☽︎ Moon02:05 – 03:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:03 – 04:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 05:00
- 11♂︎ Mars05:00 – 05:59
- 12☉︎ Sun05:59 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Thursday, 10 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:57 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.