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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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
17:53
Next sunrise
06:30

A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:27
  2. 2♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:24
  3. 3☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:21
  4. 4♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:17
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:14
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:11
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:08
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:05
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:02
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:02 – 15:59
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:59 – 16:56
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 17:53

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:53 – 18:56
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 19:59
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:02
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:02 – 22:05
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:08
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:08 – 00:12
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:15
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:18
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:21
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:24
  11. 11♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:27
  12. 12☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:30

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Mek'ele?

On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 06:30 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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