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 Friday, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:13
- 6♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:11
- 7☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:06
- 10☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:03
- 2☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:05
- 3♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:08
- 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:13
- 8♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:16
- 10♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:20
- 12☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bishoftu?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:21 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.