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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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
17:56
Next sunrise
06:35

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:32
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:28
  3. 3♂︎ Mars08:28 – 09:25
  4. 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:22
  5. 5♀︎ Venus10:22 – 11:18
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:15
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:12
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:09
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:05
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:05 – 16:02
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:02 – 16:59
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:59 – 17:56

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:56 – 18:59
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:59 – 20:02
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:06
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 22:09
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:12
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:15
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:19
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:22
  9. 9☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:25
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:29
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:32
  12. 12♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:35

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Mek'ele?

On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 06:35 to 07:32: 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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