Planetary hours
in Cabudwaaq.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 7 of the night, until 00:39
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:41
- 2☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:39
- 6☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:37
- 9☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:35
- 12♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:36
- 4☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:38
- 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:39
- 9♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:41
- 11☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cabudwaaq?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:42 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.