Planetary hours
in La Paz.
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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:08
- 3♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:10
- 4☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 12:18
- 7☽︎ Moon12:18 – 13:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:25
- 10♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:27
- 11☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:30
- 12♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:30
- 2☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:22
- 5♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:17
- 7♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:15 – 02:12
- 9☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 05:05
- 12♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Paz?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:03 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.