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Planetary hours · Ica (Peru)

Planetary hours
in Ica.

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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:35
Sunset
18:01
Next sunrise
05:35

A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Lima).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:38
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:40
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:42
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:44
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:46
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:48
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:50
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:52
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:54
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:56
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:59
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:01

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:01 – 18:58
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:58 – 19:56
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:56 – 20:54
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:52
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:50
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:48
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:46
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:43
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:41
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:39
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:37
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:35

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Ica?

On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:35 to 06:38: 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

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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.