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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:11
- 3☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:06
- 8♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:04
- 10☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:03
- 2☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:04
- 3♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 22:05
- 5☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:09
- 9☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:12
- 12☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mek'ele?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:12 to 07:11: 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.