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 Monday, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:11
- 4♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:08
- 5☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:04
- 6♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:57
- 8☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:46
- 11♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:43
- 12☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:46
- 3☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:57
- 6♂︎ Mars23:57 – 01:01
- 7☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:04
- 8♀︎ Venus02:04 – 03:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:12
- 10☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:22 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.