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 Monday, 25 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:28
- 4♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:25
- 5☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:22
- 6♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:17
- 8☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:08
- 11♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:05
- 12☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:08
- 3☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:17
- 6♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:20
- 7☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:22
- 8♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:28
- 10☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Monday, 25 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.