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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:34
- 2☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:33
- 3♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:30
- 5☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:26
- 8♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:25
- 9☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:24
- 10♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:21
- 12☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:22
- 3♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:24
- 4☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:25
- 5♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:28
- 7☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:31
- 10♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:33
- 11☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:34
- 12♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cebu City?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:35 to 06:34: 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.