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, 8 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:20
- 4♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:20
- 5☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:20
- 6♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:19
- 8☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:18
- 11♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:18
- 12☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:18
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:18
- 3☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:19
- 6♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:19
- 7☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:19
- 8♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:20
- 10☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Rufisque?
On Monday, 8 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:21 to 08:21: 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.