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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:55 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:46
- 9♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:43
- 11☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:42
- 2♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:43
- 3☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:45
- 4♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:52
- 10☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:53
- 11♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Touba?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 11h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:55 to 07:54: 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.