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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 07:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 08:59
- 3♂︎ Mars08:59 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:56
- 7☽︎ Moon12:56 – 13:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:54
- 10♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:54
- 11☉︎ Sun16:54 – 17:53
- 12♀︎ Venus17:53 – 18:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 19:53
- 2☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:55
- 5♂︎ Mars22:55 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:56
- 7♀︎ Venus00:56 – 01:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 02:57
- 9☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:59
- 12♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.