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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:19 – 09:18
- 4♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:17
- 5☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:16
- 6♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:15
- 8☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:13
- 11♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:12
- 12☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:13
- 3☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:15
- 6♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:16
- 7☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:17
- 8♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:18
- 10☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jimma?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:20 to 07:20: 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.