Planetary hours
in Cusco.
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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Lima).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:28
- 3☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:33
- 6♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:35
- 7☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:36
- 8♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:39
- 10☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:43
- 2☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:41
- 3♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:38
- 5☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:33
- 8♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:31
- 9☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:29
- 10♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:26
- 12☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cusco?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:25 to 06:27: 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.