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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:36
- 2☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:08
- 12♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:08
- 2♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:14
- 4☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:33
- 11☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:38 to 08:36: 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.