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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:11
- 2☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:09
- 5☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 12:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:07
- 9☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:07
- 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:06
- 12☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:06
- 3♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:07
- 4☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:08
- 7☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:10
- 10♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:10
- 11☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:11
- 12♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bishoftu?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:11 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.