Planetary hours
in Gonder.
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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:19 – 08:22
- 3♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:26
- 4☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:29
- 5♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:46
- 10♂︎ Mars15:46 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:53
- 12♀︎ Venus17:53 – 18:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 19:53
- 2☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:43
- 5♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:39
- 6☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:29
- 9☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:19
- 12♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gonder?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:16 to 07:19: 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.