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 Friday, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:56 – 07:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:58
- 3☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:01
- 7☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:06
- 2☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:05
- 3♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:03
- 5☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:59
- 10♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:56 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.