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 Tuesday, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:58 – 07:59
- 2☉︎ Sun07:59 – 09:01
- 3♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 11:04
- 5☽︎ Moon11:04 – 12:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:08
- 8♂︎ Mars14:08 – 15:10
- 9☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:11
- 10♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:14
- 12☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:13
- 3♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:11
- 4☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:10
- 5♀︎ Venus23:10 – 00:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:07
- 7☽︎ Moon01:07 – 02:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 03:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 04:02
- 10♂︎ Mars04:02 – 05:01
- 11☉︎ Sun05:01 – 05:59
- 12♀︎ Venus05:59 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:58 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.