Planetary hours
in Arequipa.
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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Lima).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:14
- 3☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:26
- 6♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:29
- 7☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:33
- 8♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:41
- 10☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:49
- 2☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:45
- 3♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:37
- 5☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:25
- 8♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:21
- 9☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:18
- 10♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:10
- 12☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arequipa?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:06 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.