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, 6 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:25
- 2♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:32
- 4☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:43
- 7♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:57
- 11☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 19:57
- 3☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:46
- 6☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:36
- 9♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:32
- 10☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:29
- 11♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cebu City?
On Sunday, 6 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:21 to 06:25: 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.