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 Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shashamane?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:19: 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.