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 Monday, 6 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:06
- 4♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:08
- 5☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:09
- 6♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:13
- 8☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:18
- 11♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:20
- 12☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:18
- 3☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:13
- 6♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:11
- 7☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:09
- 8♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:05
- 10☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rufisque?
On Monday, 6 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:01 to 08:02: 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.