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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 07:58
- 3☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:02
- 6♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:03
- 7☉︎ Sun12:03 – 13:04
- 8♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:07
- 10☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:09
- 2☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:08
- 3♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:05
- 5☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:02
- 8♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:01
- 9☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:59
- 10♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:57
- 12☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Machala?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.