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, 12 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:31
- 3☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:22
- 8♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:18
- 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:14
- 2☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:16
- 3♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:20
- 5☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:29
- 10♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:32
- 12☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Friday, 12 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:35 to 08:33: 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.