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, 25 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Lima).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:08
- 2☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:18
- 5♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:21
- 6☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:25
- 7♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:31
- 9☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:41
- 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:34
- 4☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:24
- 7♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:21
- 8☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:18
- 9♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:11
- 11☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 05:04
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tacna?
On Wednesday, 25 October 2028, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:05 to 06:08: 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.