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 Tuesday, 2 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Abidjan).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:33
- 2☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:33
- 3♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:33
- 5☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:33
- 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:33
- 10♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:33
- 12☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:33
- 3♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:33
- 4☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:33
- 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:33
- 7☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:33
- 10♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:33
- 11☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:33
- 12♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yamoussoukro?
On Tuesday, 2 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:33 to 07:33: 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.