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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:27
- 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:18
- 4♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:34
- 9♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gonder?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:46 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.