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 Thursday, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:11
- 2♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:10
- 3☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:08
- 4♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:06
- 6☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:02
- 9♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:01
- 10☉︎ Sun15:01 – 16:00
- 11♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 17:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:57 – 18:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 20:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 21:01
- 4♂︎ Mars21:01 – 22:02
- 5☉︎ Sun22:02 – 23:03
- 6♀︎ Venus23:03 – 00:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:06
- 8☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:10
- 11♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:11
- 12☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dessie?
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:12 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.