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, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 07:57
- 2♂︎ Mars07:57 – 08:57
- 3☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:56
- 4♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 11:55
- 6☽︎ Moon11:55 – 12:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:54
- 9♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:53
- 10☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:53
- 11♀︎ Venus16:53 – 17:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 18:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:52 – 19:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:53
- 4♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:54
- 5☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:54
- 6♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 01:55
- 8☽︎ Moon01:55 – 02:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 03:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:57
- 11♂︎ Mars04:57 – 05:57
- 12☉︎ Sun05:57 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès Nones?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:58 to 07:57: 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.