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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:59 – 07:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 08:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 09:56
- 4♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:53
- 6♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:51
- 8☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:48
- 11♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:46
- 12☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:45
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:48
- 3☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 23:51
- 6♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:52
- 7☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:53
- 8♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:56
- 10☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbour?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 11h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:59 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.