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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 4 of the day, until 09:56
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 06:54
- 2☽︎ Moon06:54 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 16:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:00
- 12♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:00
- 2♀︎ Venus19:00 – 20:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 20:59
- 4☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quito?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 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?
Mercury, from 05:53 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.