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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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun

Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
17:37
Next sunrise
05:53

A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).

Day

  1. 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 06:51
  2. 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:50
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:49
  4. 4☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:47
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:46
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:45
  7. 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:43
  8. 8☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:42
  9. 9♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:41
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:39
  11. 11☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:38
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:37

Night

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:38
  2. 2♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:39
  3. 3☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:41
  4. 4♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:42
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:43
  6. 6☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:45
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:46
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:48
  9. 9♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:49
  10. 10☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:50
  11. 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:52
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:53

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gao?

On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Sun, from 05:53 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.

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