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 Tuesday, 31 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:06
- 2☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:10
- 5☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:14
- 8♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:15
- 9☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:17
- 10♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:19
- 12☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:18
- 3♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:17
- 4☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:15
- 5♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:12
- 7☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:07
- 11☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:06
- 12♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:04
Other cities · Senegal
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rufisque?
On Tuesday, 31 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:05 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.