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 Thursday, 16 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:47 – 07:51
- 2♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:56
- 3☉︎ Sun08:56 – 10:00
- 4♀︎ Venus10:00 – 11:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 12:09
- 6☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:22
- 9♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:27
- 10☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:31
- 11♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:27
- 4♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:22
- 5☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:18
- 6♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:09
- 8☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 04:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:56
- 11♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:51
- 12☉︎ Sun05:51 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbour?
On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:47 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.