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 Tuesday, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:45 – 06:44
- 2☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:44
- 3♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:43
- 5☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:41
- 8♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:41
- 9☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:40
- 10♀︎ Venus14:40 – 15:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:40
- 12☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:40
- 3♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:41
- 4☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:41
- 5♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:42
- 7☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:44
- 10♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:44
- 11☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:45
- 12♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Warder?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:45 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.