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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:18
- 2♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:20
- 3☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:21
- 4♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:25
- 6☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:31
- 9♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:33
- 10☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:34
- 11♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:38
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:33
- 4♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:31
- 5☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:29
- 6♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:25
- 8☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:19
- 11♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:18
- 12☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bishoftu?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:16 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.