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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:23
- 2☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:22
- 3♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:19
- 5☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:16
- 8♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:15
- 9☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:14
- 10♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:11
- 12☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:12
- 3♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:14
- 4☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:15
- 5♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:21
- 10♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:22
- 11☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:23
- 12♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jimma?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 11h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:24 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.