Planetary hours
in Bamako.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 6 of the day, until 12:15
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:24
- 2☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:06
- 12♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:06
- 2♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bamako?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:26 to 07:24: 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.