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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Dakar).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:24
- 3♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:21
- 4☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 16:00
- 10♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:56
- 11☉︎ Sun16:56 – 17:53
- 12♀︎ Venus17:53 – 18:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 19:53
- 2☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 22:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 23:03
- 5♂︎ Mars23:03 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:24 – 06:28
- 12♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Touba?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:31 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.