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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:55 – 06:56
- 2♀︎ Venus06:56 – 07:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:06
- 2♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:04
- 4♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 01:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:57
- 11♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Loja?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:55 to 06:56: 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.