Planetary hours
in Ziguinchor.
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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:53 – 07:56
- 2♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:14
- 9♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:19
- 11☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:22
- 2♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:19
- 3☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:17
- 4♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:11
- 6☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:04
- 9♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:01
- 10☉︎ Sun04:01 – 04:58
- 11♀︎ Venus04:58 – 05:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ziguinchor?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:53 to 07:56: 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.