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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 07:59
- 2☽︎ Moon07:59 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:50
- 12♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:51
- 2♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:52
- 4☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 11h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:00 to 07:59: 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.