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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:07
- 3♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:46
- 10♂︎ Mars15:46 – 16:43
- 11☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:40
- 12♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:40
- 2☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 01:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:11
- 12♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:13 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.