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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:24
- 2☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:49
- 12♂︎ Mars17:49 – 18:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:49
- 2♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaolack?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:27 to 08:24: 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.