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, 26 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:24
- 3☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:21
- 6♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:17
- 10☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:15
- 2☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:16
- 3♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:18
- 5☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:22
- 9☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:23
- 10♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:25
- 12☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Friday, 26 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:26 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 07:25, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:26 to 08:25: 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.