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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:57
- 12♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:01 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:49
- 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:14
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bamako?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:17: 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.