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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:40
- 12♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:40
- 2♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:56
- 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:03
- 9♀︎ Venus03:03 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:09
- 11☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:15 to 08:12: 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.