Planetary hours
in Shashamane.
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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:27
- 5♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:31
- 7☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:37
- 10♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:39
- 11☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:41
- 12♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:41
- 2☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:35
- 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:31
- 7♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:21
- 12♂︎ Mars05:21 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shashamane?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:19 to 07:21: 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.
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.