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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:09
- 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:08
- 4☉︎ Sun09:08 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:01
- 11☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:00
- 12♀︎ Venus17:00 – 17:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:00
- 2☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:04
- 6☉︎ Sun23:04 – 00:05
- 7♀︎ Venus00:05 – 01:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 02:07
- 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 04:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:10
- 12♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dessie?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:11 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.