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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:57
- 3☽︎ Moon07:57 – 08:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:59
- 6♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:59
- 7☉︎ Sun11:59 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:02
- 2☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:01
- 3♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:00
- 5☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 00:58
- 8♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:57
- 10♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quito?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 06:56: 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.