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 Saturday, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 07:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 08:41
- 3♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:39
- 4☉︎ Sun09:39 – 10:36
- 5♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:22
- 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:19
- 11☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:17
- 12♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:14 – 19:17
- 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:25
- 5♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:28
- 6☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:31
- 7♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:36
- 9☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:45
- 12♂︎ Mars05:45 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bahir Dar?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:47 to 07:44: 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.