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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:24
- 9☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:38
- 12♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:38
- 2♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:29
- 4☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:05
- 9♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.