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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:40
- 12♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:40
- 2♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbour?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.