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 Monday, 11 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:27
- 4♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:24
- 5☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:21
- 6♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:14
- 8☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:04
- 11♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:00
- 12☉︎ Sun18:00 – 18:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:57 – 20:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:04
- 3☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:14
- 6♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:17
- 7☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:21
- 8♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:27
- 10☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Monday, 11 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:37 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.