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 Monday, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:20
- 4♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:21
- 5☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:22
- 6♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:25
- 8☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:30
- 11♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:31
- 12☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:30
- 3☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:25
- 6♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:24
- 7☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:22
- 8♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:19
- 10☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bishoftu?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:15 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.