Planetary hours
in Warder.
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 Sunday, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:50
- 2♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:55
- 4☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:05
- 8☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:13
- 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:16
- 2♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:05
- 6☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:53
- 11♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Warder?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:47 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.