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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:17
- 2☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:13
- 3♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:06
- 5☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:03 – 12:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 13:55
- 8♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:52
- 9☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:48
- 10♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:41
- 12☽︎ Moon17:41 – 18:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:45
- 3♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:48
- 4☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:52
- 5♀︎ Venus22:52 – 23:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:59
- 7☽︎ Moon00:59 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:10
- 10♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:14
- 11☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:18
- 12♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:21 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.