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, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:06
- 3♀︎ Venus09:06 – 10:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:51
- 8♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:48
- 9☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:46
- 10♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:40
- 12☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:43
- 3♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:46
- 4☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:49
- 5♀︎ Venus22:49 – 23:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 03:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 04:03
- 10♂︎ Mars04:03 – 05:06
- 11☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:09
- 12♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:11 to 08:08: 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.