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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:40
- 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 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:38
- 12♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:38
- 2♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gonder?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 39m: 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.