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, 19 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Lima).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:21
- 2♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:31
- 4☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:44
- 7♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 20:58
- 4♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:49
- 6☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:31
- 10☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:26
- 11♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:17
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cusco?
On Sunday, 19 December 2027, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:17 to 06:21: 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.