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, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:31
- 3☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:22
- 6♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:19
- 7☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:16
- 8♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:10
- 10☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:04
- 2☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:07
- 3♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:22
- 8♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:25
- 9☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:28
- 10♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:34
- 12☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:37 to 08:34: 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.