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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:43
- 11☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:41
- 2♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:43
- 3☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:46
- 4♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:03
- 11♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:07 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.