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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:43
- 3♂︎ Mars07:43 – 08:41
- 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:39
- 5♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:34
- 7☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:28
- 10♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:25
- 11☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:23
- 12♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:23
- 2☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:30
- 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:32
- 6☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:35
- 7♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:39
- 9☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:46
- 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cebu City?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 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?
Saturn, from 05:48 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.