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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 06:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 07:55
- 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 08:55
- 4☉︎ Sun08:55 – 09:56
- 5♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:57
- 7☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 13:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 14:59
- 10♂︎ Mars14:59 – 16:00
- 11☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:00
- 12♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 19:00
- 2☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 20:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 21:58
- 5♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:58
- 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 23:57
- 7♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:56
- 9☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:54
- 12♂︎ Mars04:54 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quito?
On Saturday, 31 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 05:53, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:54 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.