Planetary hours
in Touba.
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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:52
- 2♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:58
- 4☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 12:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:07
- 7♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:10
- 8☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:13
- 9♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:19
- 11☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:22
- 2♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:19
- 3☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:16
- 4♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:10
- 6☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:55
- 11♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Touba?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:49 to 07:52: 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.