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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:00
- 3☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 10:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:04
- 6♂︎ Mars11:04 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:07
- 8♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:10
- 10☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:13
- 2☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:11
- 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:05
- 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:03
- 9☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cuenca?
On Friday, 4 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 05:58, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:57 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.