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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 08:54
- 3♂︎ Mars08:54 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 11:03
- 5♀︎ Venus11:03 – 12:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:28
- 10♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:33
- 11☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:37
- 12♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:37
- 2☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:23
- 5♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:18
- 6☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:13
- 7♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 03:03
- 9☽︎ Moon03:03 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 05:49
- 12♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rufisque?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:44 to 07:49: 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.