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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:33
- 9♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:35
- 11☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:37
- 2♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:35
- 3☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:24
- 11♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Loja?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:21 to 07:23: 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.