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 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:33
- 2☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:05
- 12♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:05
- 2♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:31
- 11☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gonder?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:36 to 07:33: 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.