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Planetary hours · Dire Dawa (Ethiopia)

Planetary hours
in Dire Dawa.

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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:00
Sunset
17:54
Next sunrise
06:00

A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:00
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 07:59
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:59 – 08:59
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 09:58
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:58
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:57
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:57
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 13:56
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:56
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:56 – 15:55
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:55
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:55 – 17:54

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 18:55
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:55 – 19:55
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 20:56
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:56
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:57
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:57
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:58
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 01:58
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:59
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:59
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 05:00
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:00

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Dire Dawa?

On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:00 to 07:00: 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.

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