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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:07
- 2☽︎ Moon08:07 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:34
- 12♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:34
- 2♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 04:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 05:04
- 11☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saint-Louis?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:10 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.