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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:14
- 3♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:11
- 4☉︎ Sun10:11 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 14:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:53
- 10♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:46
- 12♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:46
- 2☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:56
- 5♂︎ Mars22:56 – 23:59
- 6☉︎ Sun23:59 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 02:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ziguinchor?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:20 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.