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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:05
- 4☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:46
- 11☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 19:52
- 2♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:46
- 3☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:40
- 4♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 03:59
- 11♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quillacollo?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:47 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.