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 Tuesday, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Ouagadougou).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:23
- 2☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:16
- 5☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:09
- 8♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:07
- 9☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:05
- 10♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:00
- 12☽︎ Moon17:00 – 17:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 20:02
- 3♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:05
- 4☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:23
- 12♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tenkodogo?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 12h 28m: 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.