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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, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon

Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
17:36
Next sunrise
06:17

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

Day

  1. 1☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:13
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:09
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:06
  4. 4♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:03
  5. 5☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:00
  6. 6♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:56
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:53
  8. 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:50
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:46
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:43
  11. 11♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:40
  12. 12☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:36

Night

  1. 1♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:40
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:43
  3. 3☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:46
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:50
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:53
  6. 6♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:56
  7. 7☉︎ Sun23:56 – 01:00
  8. 8♀︎ Venus01:00 – 02:03
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 03:07
  10. 10☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:10
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:13
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:17

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Timbuktu?

On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

The Moon, from 06:16 to 07:13: 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.