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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:26
- 3♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:27
- 4☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:28
- 5♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:32
- 10♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:33
- 11☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:34
- 12♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:34
- 2☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:31
- 6☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:28
- 9☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:26 – 05:26
- 12♂︎ Mars05:26 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manta?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:24 to 07:25: 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.