Planetary hours
in Tacna.
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 Wednesday, 30 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Lima).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:48
- 2☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:44
- 5♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:41
- 7♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:38
- 9☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:34
- 2♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:37
- 4☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:41
- 7♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:46
- 11☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:48
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tacna?
On Wednesday, 30 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:49 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.