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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:54
- 2☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:53
- 12♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:59 – 19:53
- 2♀︎ Venus19:53 – 20:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quillacollo?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:59: 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?
Mercury, from 05:49 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 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.