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, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:12
- 2♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:11
- 3☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:09
- 4♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:06
- 6☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 13:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:03 – 14:01
- 9♂︎ Mars14:01 – 15:00
- 10☉︎ Sun15:00 – 15:58
- 11♀︎ Venus15:58 – 16:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 17:55
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:55 – 18:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 19:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 21:00
- 4♂︎ Mars21:00 – 22:02
- 5☉︎ Sun22:02 – 23:03
- 6♀︎ Venus23:03 – 00:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:06
- 8☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:11
- 11♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:12
- 12☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:14
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dessie?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:14 to 07:12: 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.