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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:58 – 07:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:57
- 3☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:53
- 10☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:52
- 3♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:55
- 8♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:56
- 10♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbour?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:58 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.