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 Wednesday, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:13
- 6☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:56
- 12♂︎ Mars17:56 – 18:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:56
- 2♀︎ Venus19:56 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 22:02
- 4☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:13
- 8☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:16
- 9♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ziguinchor?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.