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