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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:19
- 2☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:08
- 5☽︎ Moon11:08 – 12:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 13:57
- 8♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:50
- 10♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:43
- 12☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:47
- 3♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:50
- 4☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:54
- 5♀︎ Venus22:54 – 23:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 01:01
- 7☽︎ Moon01:01 – 02:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 03:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:16
- 11☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:19
- 12♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Tuesday, 8 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 07:23, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:22 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.