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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:12
- 2♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:18
- 4☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:26
- 7♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:29
- 8☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:32
- 9♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:37
- 11☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:40
- 2♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:37
- 3☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:34
- 4♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:17
- 10☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:14
- 11♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:09 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.