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, 16 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:23
- 2☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:26
- 3♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:32
- 5☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:42
- 8♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:45
- 9☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:48
- 10♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:54
- 12☽︎ Moon17:54 – 18:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 19:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 20:51
- 3♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:48
- 4☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:45
- 5♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:39
- 7☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:29
- 10♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:26
- 11☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:23
- 12♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quillacollo?
On Tuesday, 16 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:19 to 07:23: 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.