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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:16
- 4☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:00
- 11☽︎ Moon16:00 – 16:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:58
- 2♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:00
- 3☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:02
- 4♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:19
- 11♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dessie?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:21: 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.