Planetary hours
in Sacaba.
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, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 07:50
- 2♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:46
- 3☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:42
- 4♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:33
- 6☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:20
- 9♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:16
- 10☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:12
- 11♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:03
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:16
- 4♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:20
- 5☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:25
- 6♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:33
- 8☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:46
- 11♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:50
- 12☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sacaba?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:55 to 07:50: 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.