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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:12
- 4♂︎ Mars09:12 – 10:10
- 5☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:08
- 6♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 13:04
- 8☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 15:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:58
- 11♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:56
- 12☉︎ Sun16:56 – 17:54
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:54 – 18:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 19:58
- 3☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 22:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 23:04
- 6♂︎ Mars23:04 – 00:06
- 7☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:08
- 8♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 03:12
- 10☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dessie?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:17 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.