Planetary hours
in Cebu City.
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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:33
- 2♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:33
- 4☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:33
- 9♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:33
- 2♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:33
- 4♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:33
- 6☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:33
- 9♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:33
- 11♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cebu City?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 12h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:33 to 06:33: 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.