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 Monday, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:55 – 07:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 10:01
- 4♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:03
- 5☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:06
- 6♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:10
- 8☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:16
- 11♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:18
- 12☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:16
- 3☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:10
- 6♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:08
- 7☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:06
- 8♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 04:01
- 10☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès Nones?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.