Planetary hours
in Arica.
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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:06
- 2☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:29
- 12♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:29
- 2♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 05:02
- 11☽︎ Moon05:02 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:09 to 08:06: 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
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.