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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:57 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:44
- 10☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:41
- 2☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:43
- 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diourbel?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:57 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.