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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:26
- 2☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:23
- 3♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:15
- 5☽︎ Moon11:15 – 12:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:04
- 8♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:00
- 9☉︎ Sun15:00 – 15:57
- 10♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 17:49
- 12☽︎ Moon17:49 – 18:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 19:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:49 – 20:53
- 3♂︎ Mars20:53 – 21:57
- 4☉︎ Sun21:57 – 23:01
- 5♀︎ Venus23:01 – 00:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 01:08
- 7☽︎ Moon01:08 – 02:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:19
- 10♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:23
- 11☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:27
- 12♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:30 to 08:26: 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.