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 Thursday, 30 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 07:54
- 2♂︎ Mars07:54 – 08:58
- 3☉︎ Sun08:58 – 10:02
- 4♀︎ Venus10:02 – 11:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 12:10
- 6☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 14:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:22
- 9♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:26
- 10☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:30
- 11♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:38
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:34 – 21:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:26
- 4♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:22
- 5☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:18
- 6♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:10
- 8☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 04:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 04:58
- 11♂︎ Mars04:58 – 05:54
- 12☉︎ Sun05:54 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès Nones?
On Thursday, 30 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:50 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.