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 Thursday, 27 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 07:57
- 2♂︎ Mars07:57 – 08:59
- 3☉︎ Sun08:59 – 10:02
- 4♀︎ Venus10:02 – 11:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 12:06
- 6☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:13
- 9♂︎ Mars15:13 – 16:16
- 10☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:18
- 11♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:20 – 19:23
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:16
- 4♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:13
- 5☉︎ Sun23:13 – 00:11
- 6♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 02:06
- 8☽︎ Moon02:06 – 03:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 04:59
- 11♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:57
- 12☉︎ Sun05:57 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Thursday, 27 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:55 to 07:57: 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.