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, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:58 – 07:57
- 2☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:57
- 3♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:53
- 8♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:52
- 9☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:51
- 10♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 17:49
- 12☽︎ Moon17:49 – 18:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 19:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:50 – 20:50
- 3♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:51
- 4☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:52
- 5♀︎ Venus22:52 – 23:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:56
- 10♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:57
- 11☉︎ Sun04:57 – 05:58
- 12♀︎ Venus05:58 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbour?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.