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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Potosí?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 06:57: 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.