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 Tuesday, 20 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:51 – 07:53
- 2☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:56
- 3♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 12:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 14:09
- 8♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:12
- 9☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:14
- 10♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:20
- 12☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:22 – 20:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:17
- 3♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:14
- 4☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:12
- 5♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 01:06
- 7☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:58
- 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:55
- 11☉︎ Sun04:55 – 05:53
- 12♀︎ Venus05:53 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès Nones?
On Tuesday, 20 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:51 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.