Planetary hours
in Rufisque.
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, 23 March 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:13
- 4☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:15
- 7♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:16
- 8☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:18
- 11☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:19
- 2♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:18
- 3☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:17
- 4♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:11
- 11♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rufisque?
On Sunday, 23 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:10 to 08:11: 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.