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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 06:58
- 2♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:00
- 3☉︎ Sun08:00 – 09:01
- 4♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 11:04
- 6☽︎ Moon11:04 – 12:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:08
- 9♂︎ Mars14:08 – 15:10
- 10☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:11
- 11♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:10
- 4♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:08
- 5☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:07
- 6♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 01:04
- 8☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:00
- 11♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:59
- 12☉︎ Sun04:59 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cuenca?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:57 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.