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 Monday, 8 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:54
- 4♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:59
- 5☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:04
- 6♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:13
- 8☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:28
- 11♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:33
- 12☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:28
- 3☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:13
- 6♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:08
- 7☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:04
- 8♀︎ Venus02:04 – 02:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:54
- 10☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Monday, 8 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:39 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.