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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:12
- 4♂︎ Mars09:12 – 10:12
- 5☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:12
- 6♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:11
- 8☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:11
- 11♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:11
- 12☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:11
- 3☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 22:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:11
- 6♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:12
- 7☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:12
- 8♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:12
- 10☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shashamane?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 11h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.