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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:55 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:50
- 7♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:46
- 11☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:45
- 2♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:46
- 3☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:47
- 4♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:52
- 10☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ziguinchor?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 11h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:55 to 07:54: 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.