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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:58 – 07:56
- 2♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:53
- 4☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:45
- 9♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:42
- 11☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:41
- 2♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:42
- 3☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:44
- 4♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:53
- 10☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:55
- 11♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diourbel?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:58 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.