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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:00 – 07:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:57
- 3☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:53
- 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:51
- 7☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:50
- 8♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:47
- 10☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:44
- 2☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:46
- 3♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:49
- 5☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:55
- 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:56
- 10♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:59
- 12☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:00 to 07:59: 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.