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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:16 – 07:14
- 2♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:05
- 7♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:02
- 9♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:58
- 11☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:56
- 2♂︎ Mars18:56 – 19:58
- 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:16
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mek'ele?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:16 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.