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, 1 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:30
- 4♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:28
- 5☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:25
- 6♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:20
- 8☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:13
- 11♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:10
- 12☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:13
- 3☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:20
- 6♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:23
- 7☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:25
- 8♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:30
- 10☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:35 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pikine?
On Monday, 1 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:38 to 08:35: 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.