Planetary hours
in Tenkodogo.
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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Ouagadougou).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:11
- 2☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:43
- 12♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:43
- 2♀︎ Venus18:43 – 19:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 02:03
- 9♀︎ Venus02:03 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tenkodogo?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:11: 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.