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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:32
- 3♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:31
- 4☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:30
- 5♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:29
- 7☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:28 – 14:28
- 10♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:27
- 11☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:26
- 12♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:26
- 2☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:28
- 5♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:29
- 6☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:29
- 7♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:30
- 9☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:32
- 12♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cebu City?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:33 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.