Planetary hours
in Yamoussoukro.
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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Abidjan).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:08
- 2♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:01
- 11☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:01
- 3☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:02
- 4♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yamoussoukro?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:09 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.