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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:53 – 06:55
- 2☉︎ Sun06:55 – 07:58
- 3♀︎ Venus07:58 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:04
- 5☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:15
- 9☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:18
- 10♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:24
- 12☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:21
- 3♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:18
- 4☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:15
- 5♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 02:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:58
- 11☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:55
- 12♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quillacollo?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:53 to 06:55: 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.