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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:28
- 3♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:21
- 5♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:14
- 7☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:04
- 10♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:01
- 11☉︎ Sun17:01 – 17:57
- 12♀︎ Venus17:57 – 18:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:54 – 19:57
- 2☽︎ Moon19:57 – 21:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 22:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:11
- 6☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:15
- 7♀︎ Venus01:15 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:32
- 12♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès Nones?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:35 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.