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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:10
- 3♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:35
- 7☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:53
- 10♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:59
- 11☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:05
- 12♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:05
- 2☽︎ Moon21:05 – 21:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 22:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:47
- 5♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:41
- 6☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:35
- 7♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:04
- 12♂︎ Mars06:04 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arica?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 08:04: 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.