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Planetary hours · Bishoftu (Ethiopia)

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, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
18:01
Next sunrise
06:14

A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:12
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:11
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:10
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:09
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:08
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:08 – 12:07
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:06
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 14:05
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:04
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:04 – 16:03
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:02
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:01

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:02
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:03
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 21:04
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:04 – 22:05
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:06
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:06 – 00:07
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 01:08
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:08 – 02:09
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:10
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:12
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:13
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:14

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Bishoftu?

On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 47m, 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?

Jupiter, from 06:14 to 07:12: 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

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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.