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 Wednesday, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:47
- 2☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:22
- 12♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:22
- 2♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mek'ele?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.