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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:29
- 2♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:22
- 4☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:08
- 8☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:05
- 9♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 16:58
- 11☽︎ Moon16:58 – 17:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 18:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 19:54
- 2♂︎ Mars19:54 – 20:58
- 3☉︎ Sun20:58 – 22:01
- 4♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 00:08
- 6☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:19
- 9♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:23
- 10☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbour?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:33 to 08:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.