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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:09
- 2☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:16
- 12♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:16
- 2♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quito?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:09 to 07:09: 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.