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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 09:04
- 4♂︎ Mars09:04 – 10:06
- 5☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:08
- 6♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 13:12
- 8☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:19
- 11♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:21
- 12☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:23
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:19
- 3☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:12
- 6♂︎ Mars23:12 – 00:10
- 7☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:08
- 8♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:03
- 10☽︎ Moon03:03 – 04:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sacaba?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:57 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.