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 Wednesday, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:20
- 7♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:23
- 8☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:36 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.