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, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:23
- 4♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:19
- 5☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:16
- 6♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:09
- 8☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:58
- 11♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:54
- 12☉︎ Sun17:54 – 18:51
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:51 – 19:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:58
- 3☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:09
- 6♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:12
- 7☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:16
- 8♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:23
- 10☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès Nones?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:34 to 08:30: 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.