Planetary hours
in Bahir Dar.
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, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:24
- 4☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:34
- 11☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:35
- 2♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:34
- 3☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bahir Dar?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:21: 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.