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 Tuesday, 15 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:56 – 07:57
- 2☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:58
- 3♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 12:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 14:03
- 8♂︎ Mars14:03 – 15:05
- 9☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:06
- 10♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:08
- 12☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 21:07
- 3♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:06
- 4☉︎ Sun22:06 – 23:05
- 5♀︎ Venus23:05 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 01:02
- 7☽︎ Moon01:02 – 02:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 03:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 03:59
- 10♂︎ Mars03:59 – 04:58
- 11☉︎ Sun04:58 – 05:57
- 12♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbour?
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:56 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.