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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:32
- 3☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:29
- 6♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:28
- 7☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:27
- 8♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:26
- 10☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:24
- 2☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:25
- 3♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:27
- 5☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:29
- 8♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:30
- 9☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:31
- 10♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:33
- 12☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cebu City?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: 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.