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, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:52 – 07:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 10:02
- 4♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:06
- 5☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:09
- 6♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:16
- 8☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:26
- 11♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:29
- 12☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:26
- 3☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:16
- 6♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:13
- 7☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:09
- 8♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:02
- 10☽︎ Moon04:02 – 04:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:52 to 07:56: 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.