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 Wednesday, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Lima).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:59
- 7♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:07
- 12♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:07
- 2♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cusco?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:49 to 06:51: 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.