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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:56 – 08:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:07
- 3☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:25
- 6♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:31
- 7☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:37
- 8♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:49
- 10☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:01
- 2☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:55
- 3♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:43
- 5☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:19
- 9☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:13
- 10♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:02
- 12☽︎ Moon06:02 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:56 to 08:01: 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.