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 Saturday, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:28
- 3♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:08
- 10♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:05
- 11☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:02
- 12♀︎ Venus18:02 – 18:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:02
- 2☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:10
- 5♂︎ Mars23:10 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:31
- 12♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Diourbel?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:34 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.