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 Sunday, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:24
- 2♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:27
- 11☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:27
- 2♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:27
- 3☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:25
- 11♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Esmeraldas?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 12h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.