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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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon

Sunrise
06:10
Sunset
17:40
Next sunrise
06:10

A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:07
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:05
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:02
  4. 4♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:00
  5. 5☉︎ Sun10:00 – 10:57
  6. 6♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:55
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury11:55 – 12:53
  8. 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:50
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:48
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:45
  11. 11♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:43
  12. 12☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:40

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:43
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:45
  3. 3☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:48
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:50
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:53
  6. 6♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:55
  7. 7☉︎ Sun23:55 – 00:58
  8. 8♀︎ Venus00:58 – 02:00
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 03:03
  10. 10☽︎ Moon03:03 – 04:05
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:08
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:10

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Timbuktu?

On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 06:10 to 07:07: 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

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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.