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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:15
- 3☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:41
- 2☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:38
- 3♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:32
- 5☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:18
- 10♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:12
- 12☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mek'ele?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:09 to 07:12: 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.