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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:54
- 2☉︎ Sun06:54 – 08:00
- 3♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:29
- 8♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:35
- 9☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:41
- 10♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:53
- 12☽︎ Moon17:53 – 18:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 19:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 20:47
- 3♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:41
- 4☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:35
- 5♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:24
- 7☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:06
- 10♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:00
- 11☉︎ Sun04:00 – 04:54
- 12♀︎ Venus04:54 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quillacollo?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:48 to 06:54: 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.