Planetary hours
in Rufisque est.
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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 07:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 08:58
- 3♂︎ Mars08:58 – 09:57
- 4☉︎ Sun09:57 – 10:56
- 5♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:55 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:51
- 10♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:48
- 12♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:48
- 2☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 21:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:53
- 6☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:55 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 04:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:59
- 12♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rufisque est?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:00 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.