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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:25
- 2♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:05
- 2♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bamako?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:27 to 07:25: 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.