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 Tuesday, 10 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:13
- 2☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:12
- 3♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:03
- 8♂︎ Mars13:03 – 14:01
- 9☉︎ Sun14:01 – 15:00
- 10♀︎ Venus15:00 – 15:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 16:56
- 12☽︎ Moon16:56 – 17:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 18:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 19:58
- 3♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:00
- 4☉︎ Sun21:00 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:10
- 10♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:14
- 12♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dessie?
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.