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, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:58
- 4♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:56
- 5☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:54
- 6♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:50
- 8☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:44
- 11♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:42
- 12☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:44
- 3☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:50
- 6♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:52
- 7☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:54
- 8♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:59
- 10☽︎ Moon03:59 – 05:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 06:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rufisque?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:04 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.