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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Machala?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 06:58: 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.