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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 10:02
- 4☉︎ Sun10:02 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 12:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:18
- 10♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:21
- 11☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:23
- 12♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:23
- 2☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:16
- 5♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 03:05
- 9☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 05:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 05:57
- 12♂︎ Mars05:57 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès Nones?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.