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 Saturday, 26 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:57
- 3♂︎ Mars08:57 – 09:57
- 4☉︎ Sun09:57 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 14:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:59 – 15:59
- 10♂︎ Mars15:59 – 17:00
- 11☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:00
- 12♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:00
- 2☽︎ Moon20:00 – 21:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 21:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:59
- 5♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:59
- 6☉︎ Sun23:59 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 01:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:57
- 12♂︎ Mars05:57 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 12h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:57 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.