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, 1 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:28
- 4♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:26
- 5☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:23
- 6♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:19
- 8☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:11
- 11♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:09
- 12☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:11
- 3☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:18
- 6♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:21
- 7☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:23
- 8♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:28
- 10☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:33 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbour?
On Monday, 1 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:35 to 08:33: 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.