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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:43
- 3♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:37
- 5☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:28
- 8♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:25
- 9☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:22
- 10♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:15
- 12☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:18
- 3♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:21
- 4☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:24
- 5♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:40
- 10♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:43
- 11☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:46
- 12♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quillacollo?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:49 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.