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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:12
- 7♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 17:53
- 12♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:53
- 2♀︎ Venus19:53 – 20:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:27
- 11☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:34 to 08:30: 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.