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, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:52 – 06:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 07:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:01
- 4♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:03
- 5☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:06
- 6♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:11
- 8☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:20
- 11♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:22
- 12☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:20
- 3☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:11
- 6♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:08
- 7☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:06
- 8♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 03:00
- 10☽︎ Moon03:00 – 03:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 04:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sacaba?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:52 to 06:55: 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.