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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:58
- 3☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 12:05
- 6♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:08
- 7☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:10
- 8♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:15
- 10☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:17
- 3♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:12
- 5☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:05
- 8♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:03
- 9☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:01
- 10♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ziguinchor?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.