Planetary hours
in Thiès.
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, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:48
- 2☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:53
- 3♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 11:03
- 5☽︎ Moon11:03 – 12:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:17
- 8♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:22
- 9☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:27
- 10♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:36
- 12☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:32
- 3♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:27
- 4☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:22
- 5♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:12
- 7☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 03:58
- 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:53
- 11☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:48
- 12♀︎ Venus05:48 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:43 to 07:48: 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.