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