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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:16
- 8♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:14
- 10☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:12
- 2☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:13
- 3♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jimma?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:25 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.