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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:19
- 2♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:21
- 3☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:23
- 4♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:26
- 6☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:32
- 9♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:34
- 10☉︎ Sun16:34 – 17:36
- 11♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:38 – 21:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:34
- 4♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:32
- 5☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:30
- 6♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:26
- 8☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:20
- 11♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:18
- 12☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:17 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.