Planetary hours
in Manta.
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, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:07
- 2☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:08
- 3♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:09
- 5☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:11
- 8♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:12
- 9☉︎ Sun14:12 – 15:12
- 10♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:13
- 12☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:13
- 3♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:12
- 4☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:12
- 5♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:10
- 7☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:08
- 10♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:08
- 11☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:07
- 12♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manta?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:07 to 07:07: 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.