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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:05
- 2♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:20
- 8☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:22
- 9♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:27
- 11☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:30
- 2♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:27
- 3☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:20
- 6☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:07
- 11♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Paz?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:02 to 07:05: 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.