Planetary hours
in Dakar.
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 Saturday, 2 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:27
- 10♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:31
- 11☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:34
- 12♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:34
- 2☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:23
- 5♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:19
- 6☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:57
- 12♂︎ Mars05:57 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Saturday, 2 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.