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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Guayaquil).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:20
- 8☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:21
- 9♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:23
- 11☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:24
- 2♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:23
- 3☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:20
- 6☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:15
- 11♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Riobamba?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:12 to 07:13: 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.