Planetary hours
in Tarija.
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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/La_Paz).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:30 – 07:28
- 2♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:24
- 4☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:14
- 4♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:25
- 11♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tarija?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:30 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.