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, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:58 – 07:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 08:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 09:56
- 4♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:55
- 6♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:53
- 8☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:51
- 11♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:50
- 12☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:51
- 3☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:53
- 6♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:54
- 7☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:55
- 8♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:56
- 10☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès Nones?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:58 to 07:58: 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.