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 Sunday, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:12
- 2♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:04
- 2♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:11
- 11♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cabudwaaq?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:12 to 07:12: 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.