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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:54 – 06:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:55
- 3☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:57
- 6♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:58
- 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:58
- 8♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 15:00
- 10☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:01
- 2☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:00
- 3♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:59
- 5☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:57
- 8♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:57
- 9☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:56
- 10♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:55
- 12☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quito?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:54 to 06:55: 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.