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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:01
- 2☉︎ Sun07:01 – 08:02
- 3♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:10
- 8♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:11
- 9☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:13
- 10♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:16
- 12☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:14
- 3♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:13
- 4☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:12
- 5♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:03
- 11☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:01
- 12♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Machala?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:00 to 07:01: 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.