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 Thursday, 31 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Ouagadougou).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:18
- 2♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:15
- 3☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:12
- 4♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:07
- 6☽︎ Moon11:07 – 12:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 13:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 13:58
- 9♂︎ Mars13:58 – 14:56
- 10☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:53
- 11♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 17:47
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:47 – 18:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 19:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 20:56
- 4♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:59
- 5☉︎ Sun21:59 – 23:01
- 6♀︎ Venus23:01 – 00:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 01:07
- 8☽︎ Moon01:07 – 02:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:15
- 11♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:18
- 12☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tenkodogo?
On Thursday, 31 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:21 to 07:18: 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.