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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:23
- 2♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:01
- 8☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:50
- 11☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:46
- 2♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:50
- 3☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 00:01
- 6☽︎ Moon00:01 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:27 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.