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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:18
- 4☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:01
- 9♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 16:55
- 11☽︎ Moon16:55 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:55
- 3☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:58
- 4♀︎ Venus21:58 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:15
- 9♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:19
- 10☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:22
- 11♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaolack?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:29 to 08:25: 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.