Planetary hours
in Bishoftu.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 5 of the night, until 23:06
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:02
- 12♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:02
- 2♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bishoftu?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.