Planetary hours
in Dessie.
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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:10
- 2♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:06
- 11☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:06
- 2♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:06
- 3☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:09
- 11♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dessie?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:10 to 07:10: 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.