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, 1 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:22
- 4♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:21
- 5☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:20
- 6♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:19
- 8☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:17
- 11♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:16
- 12☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:17
- 3☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:19
- 6♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:19
- 7☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:20
- 8♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:22
- 10☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thiès?
On Monday, 1 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:24 to 08:23: 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.