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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:15
- 3♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:18
- 4☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:21
- 5♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:34
- 10♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:37
- 11☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:40
- 12♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:40
- 2☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:31
- 5♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:29
- 6☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:26
- 7♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:20
- 9☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:12
- 12♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:10 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.