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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:01
- 2☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:59
- 12♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:59
- 2♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:48
- 4☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:07
- 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:55 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.