Planetary hours
in Mek'ele.
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, 5 January 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:37
- 4♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:33
- 5☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:30
- 6♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:24
- 8☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:14
- 11♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:11
- 12☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:14
- 3☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:24
- 6♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:27
- 7☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:30
- 8♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:37
- 10☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mek'ele?
On Monday, 5 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:46 to 07:43: 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.