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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:36
- 5♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:36
- 7♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:36
- 12♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:36
- 2♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:35
- 4☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:35
- 9♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:35
- 11☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 12h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 11h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:35 to 08:35: 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.