Planetary hours
in Diourbel.
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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 07:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 08:54
- 3♂︎ Mars08:54 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:49
- 10♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:48
- 12♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:48
- 2☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:50
- 5♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:51
- 7♀︎ Venus00:51 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 05:55
- 12♂︎ Mars05:55 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diourbel?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:55 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.