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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:58 – 06:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 07:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:56 – 08:55
- 4♂︎ Mars08:55 – 09:54
- 5☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:53
- 6♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:51
- 8☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:47
- 11♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:46
- 12☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:45
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:45 – 18:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:48
- 3☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:51
- 6♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:52
- 7☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:53
- 8♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 02:55
- 10☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jijiga?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:58 to 06:57: 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.