Planetary hours
in Kaolack.
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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:09
- 2☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:37
- 12♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:37
- 2♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 05:07
- 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaolack?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:13 to 08:09: 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.
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.