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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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
17:28
Next sunrise
05:59

A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 06:56
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:56 – 07:53
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:51
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:48
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:46
  6. 6☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:43
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:41
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:38
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:36
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:33
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:30
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:28

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:30
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:33
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:36
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:38
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:41
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:43
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:46
  8. 8☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:49
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:51
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:54
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:56
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:56 – 05:59

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gao?

On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:58 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.