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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:52
- 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dire Dawa?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:07 to 07:05: 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.