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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:08
- 4♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:07
- 5☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:07
- 6♀︎ Venus11:07 – 12:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 13:05
- 8☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 15:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:03
- 11♂︎ Mars16:03 – 17:02
- 12☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:03
- 3☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 22:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:05
- 6♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:06
- 7☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:07
- 8♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:08
- 10☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dessie?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.