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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:19
- 2☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:29
- 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:32
- 9☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:38
- 12♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:38
- 2♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:28
- 7♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:18 to 08:19: 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.