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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:07
- 2♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:18
- 9♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:22
- 11♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bamako?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:25 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.