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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 06:55
- 2♀︎ Venus06:55 – 07:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:02
- 7♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:06
- 9♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:09
- 11☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:09
- 3☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:56
- 11♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Loja?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 06:55: 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.