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, 26 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:05
- 2☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:03
- 3♀︎ Venus08:03 – 09:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 10:00
- 5☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:55
- 8♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:53
- 9☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:51
- 10♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:48
- 12☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:49
- 3♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:51
- 4☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:53
- 5♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:56
- 7☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 03:02
- 10♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:03
- 11☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cebu City?
On Tuesday, 26 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:07 to 07:05: 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.