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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:10
- 3♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:10
- 4☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:09
- 5♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:07 – 14:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 15:06
- 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:05
- 11☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:04
- 12♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:04
- 2☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 22:06
- 5♂︎ Mars22:06 – 23:07
- 6☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:09
- 9☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:11
- 12♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bishoftu?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:12 to 07:11: 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.