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 Monday, 11 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:39
- 4♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:35
- 5☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:32
- 6♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:26
- 8☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:17
- 11♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:14
- 12☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:17
- 3☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:26
- 6♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:30
- 7☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:33
- 8♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:39
- 10☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mek'ele?
On Monday, 11 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:48 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.