Planetary hours
in Riobamba.
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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:52 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:55
- 4☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:57 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:59
- 8☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:00
- 9♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:02
- 11☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:02
- 2♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:02
- 3☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:59
- 6☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:54
- 11♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Riobamba?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 12h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:52 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.