Planetary hours
in Quito.
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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:59
- 3☽︎ Moon07:59 – 08:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:00
- 6♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:04
- 2☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:02
- 5☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:00
- 8♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:59
- 9☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:59
- 10♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:58
- 12☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quito?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:57 to 06:58: 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.