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Planetary hours · Timbuktu (Mali)

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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:56
Sunset
18:33
Next sunrise
05:57

A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Bamako).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:59
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:02
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:05
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:09
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:12
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:15
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:18
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:21
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:24
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:27
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:30
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:33

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:30
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:27
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:24
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:21
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:18
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:15
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:12
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:09
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:06
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:03
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 05:00
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:57

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Timbuktu?

On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:56 to 06:59: 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.

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