Planetary hours
in Malingao.
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, 17 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:45
- 2☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:40
- 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:39
- 6☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:30
- 12♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:30
- 2♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:33
- 4☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:38
- 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:41
- 9♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:44
- 11☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Malingao?
On Wednesday, 17 December 2025, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:46 to 06:45: 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.