Planetary hours
in Addis Ababa.
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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:12
- 2♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:10
- 11☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:10
- 3☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Addis Ababa?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:12 to 07:12: 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.