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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:12
- 3☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:12
- 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:12
- 7☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:12
- 10☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:12
- 2☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:12
- 3♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:12
- 10♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:12
- 12☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shashamane?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 12h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:12 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.