Planetary hours
in Machala.
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, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:21
- 4♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:21
- 5☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:22
- 6♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:22
- 8☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:22
- 11♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:22
- 12☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:22
- 3☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:22
- 6♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:21
- 7☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:21
- 8♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:21
- 10☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Machala?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:21 to 07:21: 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.