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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:00
- 3☽︎ Moon09:00 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:53
- 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:51
- 7☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:44
- 10☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:39
- 2☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:42
- 3♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:05 to 08:02: 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.