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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:02 – 07:01
- 2☉︎ Sun07:01 – 08:00
- 3♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:58
- 5☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:54
- 8♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:53
- 9☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:50
- 12☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:51
- 3♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:52
- 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:53
- 5♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:56
- 7☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:59
- 10♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:00
- 11☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:02
- 12♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dire Dawa?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:02 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.