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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:04
- 2☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:06
- 3♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:20
- 8♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:22
- 9☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:25
- 10♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:30
- 12☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:28
- 3♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:25
- 4☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:22
- 5♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:08
- 10♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:06
- 11☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:03
- 12♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Paz?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:01 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.