Planetary hours
in Cuenca.
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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 06:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 07:55
- 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 08:56
- 4☉︎ Sun08:56 – 09:57
- 5♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:59
- 7☽︎ Moon11:59 – 13:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 14:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:03
- 11☉︎ Sun16:03 – 17:04
- 12♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:04
- 2☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:01
- 5♂︎ Mars22:01 – 23:00
- 6☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:59
- 7♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 01:57
- 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:54
- 12♂︎ Mars04:54 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cuenca?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:53 to 06:54: 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.