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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:49
- 9☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:40
- 12♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:40
- 2♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 25m, 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?
Mercury, from 07:12 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.