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 Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:01
- 12♂︎ Mars17:01 – 17:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:01
- 2♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:24
- 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dessie?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.