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, 30 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:28
- 5♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:30
- 6☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:33
- 9☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:37
- 12♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:37
- 2♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:28
- 9♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:25
- 11☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:23 to 08:25: 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.