Planetary hours
in Cochabamba.
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
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 06:56
- 2♀︎ Venus06:56 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:01
- 4☽︎ Moon09:01 – 10:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:20
- 11☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:23
- 2♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:20
- 3☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:17
- 4♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cochabamba?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 06:56: 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.