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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:00 – 07:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:59
- 3☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:56
- 7☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:56
- 8♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:55
- 10☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:53 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:54
- 3♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:55
- 5☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:58
- 9☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 05:59
- 12☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:00 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.