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, 14 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:58 – 07:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:01
- 4♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:04
- 6♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:06
- 8☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:09
- 11♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:10
- 12☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:09
- 3☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:06
- 6♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:05
- 7☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:04
- 8♀︎ Venus02:04 – 03:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:01
- 10☽︎ Moon04:01 – 05:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 05:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Monday, 14 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.