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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:19 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:31
- 10♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:32
- 11☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:34
- 12♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:34
- 2☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:30
- 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:28
- 6☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:27
- 7♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:24
- 9☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:19
- 12♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Machala?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:17 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.