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 Saturday, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:10
- 3♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:12
- 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 12:17
- 7☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:22
- 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:24
- 11☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:26
- 12♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:26
- 2☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:21
- 5♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:19
- 6☉︎ Sun23:19 – 00:17
- 7♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:15 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Loja?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:06 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.