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, 21 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:49 – 07:46
- 2♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:44
- 3☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:41
- 4♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:36
- 6☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:27
- 9♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:25
- 10☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:22
- 11♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:17
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:25
- 4♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:27
- 5☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:30
- 6♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:36
- 8☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:44
- 11♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:46
- 12☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mek'ele?
On Thursday, 21 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:49 to 07:46: 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.
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.