Planetary hours
in Jijiga.
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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:56
- 3☽︎ Moon07:56 – 08:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:54
- 6♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:53
- 8♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:53
- 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:52
- 2☉︎ Sun18:52 – 19:52
- 3♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:53
- 5☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:54
- 8♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:55
- 9☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:55
- 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jijiga?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.