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, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:08
- 2♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:09
- 3☉︎ Sun08:09 – 09:11
- 4♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:14
- 6☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:18
- 9♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:20
- 10☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:21
- 11♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:20
- 4♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:18
- 5☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:17
- 6♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 01:14
- 8☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 03:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 04:10
- 11♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:08
- 12☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cuenca?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:06 to 07:08: 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.