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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:06
- 6♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:08
- 8♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:10
- 10☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:11
- 2☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:10
- 3♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:06
- 8♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:05
- 9☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:03
- 12☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Portoviejo?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.