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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:26 – 08:22
- 2♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:19
- 3☉︎ Sun09:19 – 10:15
- 4♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 12:08
- 6☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 14:57
- 9♂︎ Mars14:57 – 15:53
- 10☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:49
- 11♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:46 – 18:42
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 20:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:53
- 4♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:57
- 5☉︎ Sun22:57 – 00:01
- 6♀︎ Venus00:01 – 01:04
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:08
- 8☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 04:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 05:19
- 11♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:23
- 12☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diourbel?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:26 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.