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 Monday, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:22
- 4♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:23
- 5☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:25
- 6♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:28
- 8☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:33
- 11♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:35
- 12☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:33
- 3☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:28
- 6♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:27
- 7☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:25
- 8♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:22
- 10☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Loja?
On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:17 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.