Planetary hours
in Iquitos.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Lima).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 3 of the day, until 08:32
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:30
- 2☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:34
- 5♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:35
- 6☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:36
- 7♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:39
- 9☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:42
- 12♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:42
- 2♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:40
- 4☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:36
- 7♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:33
- 9♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:31
- 11☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iquitos?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:28 to 06:30: 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.