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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:21
- 2☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:20
- 3♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:20
- 5☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:19
- 8♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:19
- 9☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:19
- 10♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:18
- 12☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:19
- 3♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:19
- 4☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:19
- 5♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:20
- 10♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:20
- 11☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:21
- 12♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bamako?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:21 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.