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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:23
- 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:15
- 9☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:11
- 12♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:11
- 2♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:14
- 4☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jimma?
On Wednesday, 18 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 06:25, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.