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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:07
- 3☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:58
- 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:46
- 10☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:40
- 2☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:43
- 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:49
- 5☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:04
- 10♀︎ Venus04:04 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:10
- 12☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:13 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.