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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:37
- 3☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:31
- 6♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:29
- 7☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:28
- 8♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:24
- 10☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:20
- 2☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:22
- 3♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:26
- 5☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:32
- 8♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:33
- 9☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:35
- 10♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:39
- 12☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cebu City?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:41 to 06:39: 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.