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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:16
- 3☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:05
- 6♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:58
- 8♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:51
- 10☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:44
- 2☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:47
- 3♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:55
- 5☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:13
- 10♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:20
- 12☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rufisque?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:24 to 08:20: 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.