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 Thursday, 25 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:26
- 2♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:24
- 3☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:23
- 4♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:21
- 6☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:18
- 9♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:17
- 10☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:16
- 11♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:17
- 4♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:18
- 5☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:19
- 6♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:21
- 8☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:24
- 11♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:25
- 12☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Thursday, 25 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:27 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.