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 Saturday, 13 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:30
- 3♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:28
- 4☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:26
- 5♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:23
- 7☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:17
- 10♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:16
- 11☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:14
- 12♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:14
- 2☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:21
- 6☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:23
- 7♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:31
- 12♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rufisque?
On Saturday, 13 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:34 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.