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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:00 – 07:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:58
- 3☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:53
- 8♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:51
- 10☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:49
- 2☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:50
- 3♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:52
- 5☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:55
- 8♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:59
- 12☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rufisque?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:00 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.