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 Tuesday, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:03
- 2☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:13
- 8♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:15
- 9☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:17
- 10♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:20
- 12☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:19
- 3♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:17
- 4☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:15
- 5♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:07
- 10♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:05
- 11☉︎ Sun04:05 – 05:03
- 12♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Loja?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:01 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.