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, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:38
- 3♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:38
- 4☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:37
- 7☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:36
- 10♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:36
- 11☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:35
- 12♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:35
- 2☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:36
- 5♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:37
- 7♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:38
- 12♂︎ Mars06:38 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:39 to 08:39: 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.