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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:15
- 2☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:41
- 12♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:41
- 2♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:05
- 9♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:12
- 11☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rufisque?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:18 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.