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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:47
- 4☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:45
- 5♀︎ Venus10:45 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:39
- 7☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:31
- 10♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:29
- 11☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:26
- 12♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:26
- 2☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:37
- 6☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:45
- 9☽︎ Moon02:45 – 03:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:53
- 12♂︎ Mars05:53 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gonder?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:55 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.