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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:55 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:00
- 3☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:18
- 10☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:23
- 2☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:20
- 3♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:05
- 9☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:57
- 12☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quillacollo?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:55 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.