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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 08:53
- 3♂︎ Mars08:53 – 09:57
- 4☉︎ Sun09:57 – 11:02
- 5♀︎ Venus11:02 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:12
- 7☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:26
- 10♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:31
- 11☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:36
- 12♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:36
- 2☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:21
- 5♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:17
- 6☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:02
- 9☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 05:48
- 12♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbour?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:43 to 07:48: 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.