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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Addis_Ababa).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:45
- 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:42
- 6♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:41
- 8♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:39
- 10☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:38
- 2☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:39
- 3♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:40
- 5☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:43
- 8♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:43
- 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:44
- 10♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:46
- 12☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:46
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Warder?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:46 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.