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, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:42 – 07:39
- 2☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:37
- 3♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:33
- 5☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:24
- 9☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:22
- 10♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:18
- 12☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:20
- 3♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:22
- 4☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:24
- 5♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:28
- 7☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:35
- 10♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:37
- 11☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:39
- 12♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quillacollo?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:42 to 07:39: 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.