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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:47
- 2☽︎ Moon06:47 – 07:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:03
- 5♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:42
- 12♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:42
- 2♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:03
- 9♀︎ Venus02:03 – 02:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:52
- 11☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quillacollo?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:41 to 06:47: 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.