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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Ouagadougou).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:09
- 3☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:00
- 6♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:58
- 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:55
- 8♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:49
- 10☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:44
- 2☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:46
- 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:52
- 5☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 01:01
- 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:06
- 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:12
- 12☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tenkodogo?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:14 to 07:12: 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.