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 Sunday, 21 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:28
- 2♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:21
- 7♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:20
- 8☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:18
- 9♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:16
- 11☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:15
- 2♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:16
- 3☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:17
- 4♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:20
- 6☽︎ Moon00:20 – 01:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès Nones?
On Sunday, 21 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:29 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.