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 Saturday, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:41
- 3♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:38
- 5♀︎ Venus10:38 – 11:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:35
- 7☽︎ Moon12:35 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:31
- 10♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:29
- 11☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:27
- 12♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:27
- 2☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:38
- 9☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:41 – 05:42
- 12♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dessie?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:44 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.