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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:26
- 2☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:23
- 3♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:17
- 5☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:04
- 9☉︎ Sun14:04 – 15:01
- 10♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 16:55
- 12☽︎ Moon16:55 – 17:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 19:58
- 3♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:02
- 4☉︎ Sun21:02 – 22:05
- 5♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:11
- 7☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:20
- 10♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:23
- 11☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:26
- 12♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mek'ele?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:29 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.