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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:02
- 9♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:59
- 11☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 17:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 18:58
- 2♂︎ Mars18:58 – 19:59
- 3☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:10
- 11♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dessie?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:13 to 07:11: 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.