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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:23
- 2☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:16
- 5☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:09
- 8♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:06
- 9☉︎ Sun14:06 – 15:04
- 10♀︎ Venus15:04 – 16:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 16:59
- 12☽︎ Moon16:59 – 17:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 18:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:01
- 3♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:04
- 4☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:06
- 5♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:11
- 7☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:24
- 12♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sikasso?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:26 to 07:23: 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.