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 Thursday, 29 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:49
- 2♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:52
- 3☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:55
- 4♀︎ Venus09:55 – 10:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 12:02
- 6☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:11
- 9♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:14
- 10☉︎ Sun16:14 – 17:18
- 11♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:14
- 4♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:11
- 5☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:08
- 6♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 02:01
- 8☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:52
- 11♂︎ Mars04:52 – 05:48
- 12☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès Nones?
On Thursday, 29 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:46 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.