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, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:24
- 2☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:21
- 7♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:20
- 9☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:18
- 12♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:18
- 2♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:23
- 11☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:25 to 08:24: 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.