Planetary hours
in Quezon City.
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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:05
- 2☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:01
- 3♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:54
- 5☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:43
- 8♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:40
- 9☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:36
- 10♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:29
- 12☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:33
- 3♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:37
- 4☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:40
- 5♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:47
- 7☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:58
- 10♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:02
- 11☉︎ Sun04:02 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quezon City?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:08 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.