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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:20
- 4♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:16
- 5☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:13
- 6♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:06
- 8☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 15:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:55
- 11♂︎ Mars16:55 – 17:52
- 12☉︎ Sun17:52 – 18:48
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:55
- 3☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 23:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:06
- 6♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:10
- 7☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:13
- 8♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:20
- 10☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diourbel?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:31 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.