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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:11
- 6♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:12
- 7☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:17
- 10☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:20
- 2☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:11
- 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:10
- 9☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:05
- 12☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cuenca?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:03 to 07:05: 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.