Planetary hours
in Quillacollo.
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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:51
- 2☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:08
- 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:08
- 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quillacollo?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 07:51: 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.