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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:52 – 07:56
- 2☉︎ Sun07:56 – 09:00
- 3♀︎ Venus09:00 – 10:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 11:07
- 5☽︎ Moon11:07 – 12:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:18
- 8♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:22
- 9☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:33
- 12☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:29
- 3♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:26
- 4☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:22
- 5♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:15
- 7☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:04
- 10♂︎ Mars04:04 – 05:00
- 11☉︎ Sun05:00 – 05:56
- 12♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rufisque?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:52 to 07:56: 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.
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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.