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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:48
- 2☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:54
- 3♀︎ Venus07:54 – 09:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:22
- 8♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:28
- 9☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:34
- 10♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:45
- 12☽︎ Moon17:45 – 18:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 19:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:39
- 3♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:34
- 4☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:28
- 5♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 02:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:00
- 10♂︎ Mars03:00 – 03:54
- 11☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:48
- 12♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quillacollo?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:42 to 06:48: 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.