Planetary hours
in Potosí.
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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:22
- 9☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:11
- 12♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:11
- 2♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Potosí?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:50 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.