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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:09
- 2♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:20
- 9♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:23
- 11☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:25
- 2♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:13
- 10☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:11
- 11♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Machala?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:08 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.