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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:35
- 2♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:29
- 4☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:21
- 7♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:18
- 8☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:15
- 9♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:09
- 11☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:09
- 3☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:12
- 4♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:26
- 9♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:29
- 10☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:32
- 11♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rufisque?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:38 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.