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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:06
- 2♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:10
- 6☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manta?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 12h 08m, 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?
The Sun, from 06:05 to 07:06: 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.