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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:26
- 4☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:29
- 5♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:34
- 7☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:42
- 10♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:45
- 11☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:48
- 12♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 19:48
- 2☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 21:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:37
- 6☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:34
- 7♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:29
- 9☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:21
- 12♂︎ Mars05:21 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gonder?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:18 to 07:21: 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.