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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:08
- 3☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:58
- 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:45
- 10☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:38
- 2☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:42
- 3♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:48
- 5☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 03:02
- 9☉︎ Sun03:02 – 04:05
- 10♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:12
- 12☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:14 to 08:11: 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.