Planetary hours
in Eloy Alfaro.
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, 17 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:11
- 2♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:11
- 3☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:12
- 4♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:13
- 6☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:14
- 9♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:15
- 10☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:15
- 11♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:16
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:15
- 4♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:14
- 5☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:14
- 6♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:13
- 8☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:11
- 11♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:10
- 12☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eloy Alfaro?
On Thursday, 17 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:10 to 07:11: 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.