Planetary hours
in Esmeraldas.
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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:04
- 12♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:04
- 2♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Esmeraldas?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 11h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
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.