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, 16 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:33 – 08:31
- 2☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:30
- 3♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:27
- 5☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:22
- 8♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:20
- 9☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:19
- 10♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:15
- 12☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:17
- 3♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:18
- 4☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:20
- 5♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:23
- 7☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:28
- 10♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:29
- 11☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:31
- 12♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Tuesday, 16 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:33 to 08:31: 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.