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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:34
- 4☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:28
- 7♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:27
- 8☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:25
- 9♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:22
- 11☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:20
- 2♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:22
- 3☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:23
- 4♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:27
- 6☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:32
- 9♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:36
- 11♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cebu City?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:39 to 06:37: 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.