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 Tuesday, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:20
- 3♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:29
- 5☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:46
- 9☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:50
- 10♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 17:58
- 12☽︎ Moon17:58 – 19:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 19:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 20:54
- 3♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:50
- 4☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:46
- 5♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:37
- 7☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:25
- 10♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sacaba?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:12 to 07:16: 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.