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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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:09
Sunset
18:16
Next sunrise
05:10

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Lima).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:15
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:20
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:26
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:31
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:37
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:42
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:48
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:53
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:59
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:04
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:10
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:16

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:10
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:05
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:05 – 20:59
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:54
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:48
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:43
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:37
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:32
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:26
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:21
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:15
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:10

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Arequipa?

On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:09 to 06:15: 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

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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.