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 Friday, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Lima).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:45
- 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:57
- 6♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:13
- 10☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:22
- 2☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:17
- 3♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:57
- 8♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:53
- 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:49
- 10♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:41
- 12☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:37
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lima?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:36 to 06:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.