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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:49
- 9☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:46
- 12♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:46
- 2♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:54
- 11☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diourbel?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 11h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 07:55: 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.