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, 26 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:08
- 4♂︎ Mars09:08 – 10:07
- 5☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:06
- 6♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 13:04
- 8☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 15:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 16:01
- 11♂︎ Mars16:01 – 16:59
- 12☉︎ Sun16:59 – 17:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:58 – 18:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:01
- 3☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 22:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:04
- 6♂︎ Mars23:04 – 00:05
- 7☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:06
- 8♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:08
- 10☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dessie?
On Monday, 26 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.