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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:56
- 5♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:47
- 12♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:47
- 2♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:50
- 4☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:55
- 8☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:02 to 08:00: 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.