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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:20
- 3☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:28
- 7☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:30
- 8♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:34
- 10☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:38
- 2☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:36
- 3♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:32
- 5☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:23
- 9☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:17
- 12☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:16 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.