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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:15
- 9☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:16
- 12♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:16
- 2♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Machala?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:11 to 07:12: 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.