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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:07
- 3♂︎ Mars08:07 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:08
- 5♀︎ Venus10:08 – 11:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:09
- 7☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:11
- 10♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:12
- 11☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:12
- 12♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:12
- 2☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:10
- 6☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:09
- 7♀︎ Venus00:09 – 01:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 04:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 05:06
- 12♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manta?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:06 to 07:06: 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.