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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:05
- 7♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:58
- 11☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:56
- 2♂︎ Mars18:56 – 19:58
- 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dessie?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:15 to 07:13: 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.