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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:11
- 4☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:10
- 5♀︎ Venus10:10 – 11:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 12:09
- 7☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:08
- 10♂︎ Mars15:08 – 16:07
- 11☉︎ Sun16:07 – 17:07
- 12♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:07 – 19:07
- 2☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:08
- 5♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:09
- 6☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:09
- 7♀︎ Venus00:09 – 01:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 02:10
- 9☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:12
- 12♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shashamane?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:12 to 07:11: 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.