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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:11
- 2☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:14
- 3♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:20
- 5☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:26 – 14:29
- 8♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:31
- 9☉︎ Sun15:31 – 16:34
- 10♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:40
- 12☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:37
- 3♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:34
- 4☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:31
- 5♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:25
- 7☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:16
- 10♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:13
- 11☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:10
- 12♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:08 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.