Planetary hours
in Lima.
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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Lima).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:39
- 2♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:47
- 4☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:59
- 7♂︎ Mars11:59 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:19
- 2♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:51
- 9♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:47
- 10☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:43
- 11♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:35
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lima?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:35 to 06:39: 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.