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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:07 – 07:08
- 2♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:09
- 3☉︎ Sun08:09 – 09:10
- 4♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:11
- 6☽︎ Moon11:11 – 12:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:14
- 9♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:15
- 10☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:16
- 11♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:18
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:15
- 4♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:14
- 5☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:13
- 6♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:12
- 8☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:09
- 11♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:08
- 12☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manta?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:07 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.