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 Sunday, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:16
- 2♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:43
- 11☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:40
- 2♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:43
- 3☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:47
- 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:54
- 6☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 02:05
- 9♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timbuktu?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:19 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.