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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:11
- 3☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:47
- 10☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:41
- 2☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:44
- 3♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:51
- 5☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:01
- 8♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:05
- 9☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbour?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:18 to 08:14: 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.