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, 14 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Ouagadougou).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:22
- 2♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:20
- 3☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:17
- 4♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:12
- 6☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:05
- 9♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:03
- 10☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:00
- 11♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 17:55
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:55 – 18:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 20:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 21:03
- 4♂︎ Mars21:03 – 22:05
- 5☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:08
- 6♀︎ Venus23:08 – 00:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:13
- 8☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:20
- 11♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:23
- 12☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tenkodogo?
On Thursday, 14 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:25 to 07:22: 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.