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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:10
- 12♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:10
- 2♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shashamane?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.