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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 Saturday, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:10
Sunset
17:25
Next sunrise
06:10

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:06
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:02
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:02 – 08:59
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 09:55
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:51
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 11:48
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:48 – 12:44
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:40
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:36
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:33
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:29
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:25

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:29
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:33
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:37
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:40
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:44
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:48
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:52
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:55
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:59
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 04:03
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:03 – 05:07
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:10

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gao?

On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:10 to 07:06: 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

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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.