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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:00 – 06:58
- 2♀︎ Venus06:58 – 07:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:47
- 11☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:46
- 2♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:47
- 3☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:48
- 4♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:55
- 9♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:57
- 11♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jijiga?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:00 to 06:58: 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.