Planetary hours
in Mbour.
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 Friday, 22 August 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:55 – 07:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:00
- 3☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 11:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:07
- 6♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:13
- 8♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:18
- 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:23
- 2☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:20
- 3♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:15
- 5☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:05
- 9☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbour?
On Friday, 22 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:55 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.