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 Monday, 24 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:53
- 4♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:57
- 5☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:02
- 6♀︎ Venus12:02 – 13:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:11
- 8☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:24
- 11♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:28
- 12☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:24
- 3☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:11
- 6♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:06
- 7☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:02
- 8♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:53
- 10☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dakar?
On Monday, 24 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:40 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.