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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:21
- 4☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:31
- 11☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:32
- 12♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:32
- 2☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:28
- 5♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:23
- 9☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:19
- 12♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cuenca?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:17 to 07:18: 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.