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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:55 – 07:57
- 2♀︎ Venus07:57 – 08:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:12
- 9♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:16
- 11☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:19
- 2♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:16
- 3☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:14
- 4♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:04
- 9♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:02
- 10☉︎ Sun04:02 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès Nones?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:55 to 07:57: 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.