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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:30
- 3☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:19
- 6♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:12
- 8♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:05
- 10☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 17:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 18:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:55 – 19:58
- 2☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:02
- 3♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:09
- 5☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:19
- 8♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:23
- 9☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:26
- 10♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:33
- 12☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:37 to 08:33: 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.