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, 23 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:25
- 2☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:27
- 3♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:33
- 5☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:40
- 8♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:43
- 9☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:46
- 10♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 17:51
- 12☽︎ Moon17:51 – 18:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 19:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 20:48
- 3♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:46
- 4☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:43
- 5♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:38
- 7☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:30
- 10♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:28
- 11☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:25
- 12♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Quillacollo?
On Tuesday, 23 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:22 to 07:25: 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.