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Planetary hours · Gao (Mali)

Planetary hours
in Gao.

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, 12 December 2025: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
17:29
Next sunrise
06:19

A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:14
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:10
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:06
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:02
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:58
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:53
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:49
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:45
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:41
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:37
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:33
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:29

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:33
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:37
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:41
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:45
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:50
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:54
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:58
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:58 – 02:02
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:06
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:10
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:15
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:19

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gao?

On Friday, 12 December 2025, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 06:18 to 07:14: 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.

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