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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:56 – 07:02
- 2♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:13
- 4☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:52
- 11☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 19:58
- 2♂︎ Mars19:58 – 20:52
- 3☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:47
- 4♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:13
- 10☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Paz?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:56 to 07:02: 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.