Planetary hours
in Thiès Nones.
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, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:51
- 4☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:15
- 9♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:24
- 11☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:29
- 2♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:24
- 3☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:19
- 4♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 02:56
- 9♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:46
- 11♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès Nones?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:37 to 07:42: 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.