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Planetary hours · Arequipa (Peru)

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 Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:06
Sunset
18:11
Next sunrise
05:06

A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Lima).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:11
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:16
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:22
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:27
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:33
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:38
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:44
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:49
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:54
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 16:00
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:05
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:11

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:05
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:00
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 20:54
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:49
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:44
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:38
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:33
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:28
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:22
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:17
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:11
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:06

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Arequipa?

On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:06 to 06:11: 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

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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.