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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:02
- 4♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:06
- 5☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:10
- 6♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:17
- 8☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:28
- 11♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:32
- 12☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:28
- 3☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:17
- 6♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:13
- 7☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:10
- 8♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:02
- 10☽︎ Moon04:02 – 04:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:51 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.