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Planetary hours · Mek'ele (Ethiopia)

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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
18:01
Next sunrise
06:13

A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:12
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:11
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:10
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:09
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:08
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:07
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:07 – 13:06
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 14:05
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 15:04
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:03
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:03 – 17:02
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:01

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 19:02
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:03
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:04
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 22:05
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:05 – 23:06
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:07
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:08
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:09
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:10
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:11
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:12
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:13

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Mek'ele?

On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:12 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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