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 Thursday, 12 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:04
- 2♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:02
- 3☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:59
- 4♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:54
- 6☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 13:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:46
- 9♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:43
- 10☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:41
- 11♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:44
- 4♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:46
- 5☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:49
- 6♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:54
- 8☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 05:02
- 11♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:05
- 12☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:07 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.