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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:47
- 10☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:40
- 2☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:43
- 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:51
- 5☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:02
- 8♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:05
- 9☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:09
- 10♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:16
- 12☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diourbel?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:19 to 08:16: 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.