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, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:17
- 4♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:21
- 5☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:24
- 6♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:31
- 8☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:42
- 11♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:45
- 12☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:42
- 3☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:31
- 6♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:28
- 7☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:24
- 8♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:17
- 10☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mek'ele?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:07 to 07:10: 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.