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 Monday, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- 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☽︎ Moon05:54 – 06:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 09:05
- 4♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:09
- 5☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:13
- 6♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:21
- 8☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:32
- 11♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:36
- 12☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:32
- 3☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:21
- 6♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:17
- 7☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:13
- 8♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:06
- 10☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timbuktu?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.