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 Friday, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:38 – 08:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:33
- 3☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:15
- 10☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:09
- 2☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:12
- 3♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:17
- 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:28
- 9☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:30
- 10♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:35
- 12☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.