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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:04
- 2♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:02
- 3☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:59
- 4♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:55
- 6☽︎ Moon11:55 – 12:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 14:48
- 9♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:46
- 10☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:44
- 11♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 20:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:46
- 4♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:48
- 5☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:51
- 6♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:55
- 8☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 04:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 05:02
- 11♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:04
- 12☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:06 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.