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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:03
- 2☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:07
- 12♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:07
- 2♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Esmeraldas?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 12h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 07:03: 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.