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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:20
- 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:22
- 12♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:22
- 2♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:22
- 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Machala?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 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 06:20, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:20 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.