Planetary hours
in Riberalta.
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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:05
- 2♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:06
- 3☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:07
- 4♀︎ Venus09:07 – 10:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:10
- 6☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:14
- 9♂︎ Mars14:14 – 15:15
- 10☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:17
- 11♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:19
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:15
- 4♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:14
- 5☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:12
- 6♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:10
- 8☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:05
- 11♂︎ Mars04:05 – 05:04
- 12☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Riberalta?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:03 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.