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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:25
- 2♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:10
- 7♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:04
- 9♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 15:58
- 11☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:55
- 2♂︎ Mars18:55 – 19:58
- 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:22
- 11♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mek'ele?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:28 to 07:25: 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.