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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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
17:37
Next sunrise
06:15

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:11
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:08
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:05
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:02
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:59
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:56
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:53
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:49
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:46
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:43
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:40
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:37

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:40
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:43
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:46
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:50
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:53
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:56
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:59
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 02:02
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:06
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:09
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:12
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:15

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Timbuktu?

On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 06:15 to 07:11: 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.

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.