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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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
18:30
Next sunrise
05:42

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:46
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:50
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:54
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:58
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:02
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:06
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:10
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:14
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:18
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:22
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:26
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:30

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:26
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:22
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:18
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:14
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:10
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:06
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:02
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:58
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:54
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:50
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:46
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:42

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gao?

On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:42 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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