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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:43
- 3☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:36
- 6♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:34
- 7☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:32
- 8♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:27
- 10☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:23
- 2☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:25
- 3♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:30
- 5☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:36
- 8♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:39
- 9☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:41
- 10♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:46
- 12☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cebu City?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:47 to 06:45: 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.