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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:01
- 3♂︎ Mars09:01 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:37
- 10♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:33
- 11☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:30
- 12♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:30
- 2☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 02:54
- 9☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 05:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:04
- 12♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:08 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.