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, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:35
- 6♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:31
- 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:25
- 2☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:26
- 3♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:30
- 5☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:36
- 9☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:38
- 10♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bishoftu?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:43 to 07:41: 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.