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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:06
- 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:12
- 12♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:12
- 2♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:04
- 9♀︎ Venus02:04 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 05:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eloy Alfaro?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.