Planetary hours
in Jimma.
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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:19 – 08:19
- 3♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:19
- 4☉︎ Sun09:19 – 10:19
- 5♀︎ Venus10:19 – 11:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:19
- 7☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:19
- 11☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:19
- 12♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:19
- 2☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:19
- 5♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:19
- 6☉︎ Sun23:19 – 00:19
- 7♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:19
- 9☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:19
- 12♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jimma?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 11h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 12h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:19 to 07:19: 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.