Planetary hours
in Timbuktu.
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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:54 – 06:58
- 2♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:05
- 4☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:32
- 11☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:36
- 2♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:32
- 3☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:29
- 4♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:06
- 10☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:02
- 11♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timbuktu?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:54 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.