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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:03
- 2♀︎ Venus08:03 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:59
- 4☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:45
- 11☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:43
- 2♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:45
- 3☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:47
- 4♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:59
- 10☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:05 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.