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 Sunday, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:03
- 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:10
- 6☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:19
- 11♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bishoftu?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:22 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.