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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:10
- 3♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:15
- 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:21
- 5♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:48
- 10♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:54
- 11☉︎ Sun16:54 – 17:59
- 12♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 19:59
- 2☽︎ Moon19:59 – 20:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:43
- 5♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:37
- 6☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:21
- 9☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:05
- 12♂︎ Mars05:05 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quillacollo?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:59 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.