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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:15
- 12♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:15
- 2♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:14
- 4☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Portoviejo?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 12h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:06: 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.