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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:04
- 2☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 10:06
- 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:09
- 9☉︎ Sun14:09 – 15:10
- 10♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:11
- 12☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:10
- 3♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:10
- 4☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:09
- 5♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:07
- 7☽︎ Moon00:07 – 01:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:05
- 10♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:04
- 11☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:03
- 12♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Machala?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:03 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.