Planetary hours
in Loja.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 3 of the day, until 08:56
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 13:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:06
- 12♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:06
- 2♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:59
- 8☉︎ Sun00:59 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Loja?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:52 to 06:53: 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.