Planetary hours
in Sikasso.
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 Thursday, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:11
- 2♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:10
- 3☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:10
- 4♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:08
- 6☽︎ Moon11:08 – 12:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:07
- 9♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:06
- 10☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:05
- 11♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 21:06
- 4♂︎ Mars21:06 – 22:07
- 5☉︎ Sun22:07 – 23:07
- 6♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:09
- 8☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:10
- 11♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:11
- 12☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sikasso?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:11 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.