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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Lima).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:33
- 2♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:40
- 9♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:42
- 11☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:43
- 2♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:42
- 3☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:41
- 4♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:39
- 6☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:33
- 11♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iquitos?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:33: 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.