Planetary hours
in Portoviejo.
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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:24 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:27
- 10♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:27
- 11☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:28
- 12♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:28
- 2☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:26
- 5♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:26
- 6☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:24
- 12♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Portoviejo?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:23 to 07:24: 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.