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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:03
- 2☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:01
- 3♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:57
- 5☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:51
- 8♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:48
- 9☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:46
- 10♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 17:42
- 12☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:44
- 3♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:46
- 4☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:49
- 5♀︎ Venus22:49 – 23:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:53
- 7☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:59
- 10♂︎ Mars03:59 – 05:01
- 11☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:04
- 12♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 12h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.