Planetary hours
in Saint-Louis.
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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:03
- 2♀︎ Venus08:03 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:57
- 4☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:46
- 8☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:44
- 9♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:38
- 11☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:36
- 2♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:38
- 3☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:41
- 4♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:55
- 9♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:00
- 11♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Louis?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:05 to 08:03: 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.