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 Monday, 7 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:23
- 4♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:25
- 5☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:26
- 6♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:29
- 8☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:33
- 11♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:35
- 12☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:33
- 3☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:29
- 6♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:28
- 7☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:26
- 8♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:23
- 10☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gonder?
On Monday, 7 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:19 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.