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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:29
- 2☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:18
- 6☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:15
- 7♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:09
- 9☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 18:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:18
- 8☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:26
- 11☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaolack?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:32 to 08:29: 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.