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, 28 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:57 – 07:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 09:57
- 4♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:57
- 5☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:58
- 6♀︎ Venus11:58 – 12:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 13:58
- 8☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:58
- 11♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:59
- 12☉︎ Sun17:59 – 18:59
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:59 – 19:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 20:58
- 3☽︎ Moon20:58 – 21:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:58
- 6♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:58
- 7☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:58
- 8♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:57
- 10☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Monday, 28 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.