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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:57
- 2☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:08
- 6☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:25
- 12♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:25
- 2♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:05
- 9♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:00
- 11☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès Nones?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:57: 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.