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 Sunday, 12 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Lima).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:27
- 4☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:59
- 11☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:04
- 2♂︎ Mars19:04 – 19:59
- 3☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:55
- 4♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:46
- 6☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:32
- 9♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:28
- 10☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:23
- 11♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:14
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cusco?
On Sunday, 12 December 2027, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:18: 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.