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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:42
- 12♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:42
- 2♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:38
- 4☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gonder?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:21: 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.