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, 2 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:25
- 2☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:24
- 3♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:23
- 5☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:21
- 8♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:20
- 9☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:19
- 10♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:18
- 12☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:19
- 3♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:19
- 4☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:20
- 5♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:21
- 7☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:23
- 10♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:24
- 11☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:24
- 12♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Tuesday, 2 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:26 to 08:25: 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.