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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:03
- 2☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:06
- 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:10
- 12♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:10
- 2♀︎ Venus19:10 – 20:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 05:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manta?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:02 to 07:03: 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.