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 Saturday, 21 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:26
- 3♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:23
- 5♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:21
- 7☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:17
- 10♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:16
- 11☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:15
- 12♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:15
- 2☽︎ Moon20:15 – 21:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:18
- 5♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:20
- 6☉︎ Sun00:20 – 01:21
- 7♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:23
- 9☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:27
- 12♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbour?
On Saturday, 21 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:28 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.