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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:44
- 8☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:40
- 9♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:29
- 2♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:37
- 4♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:44
- 6☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 04:03
- 11♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gao?
On Sunday, 29 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 06:11, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:10 to 07:07: 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.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
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.