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, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 08:49
- 3♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:24
- 10♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:29
- 11☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:33
- 12♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:34
- 2☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:14
- 6☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:45
- 12♂︎ Mars05:45 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbour?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:40 to 07:44: 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.