Planetary hours
in Peñalolén.
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, 12 March 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:41
- 2☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:47
- 5♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:49
- 6☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:51
- 7♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:55
- 9☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:01
- 12♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:01
- 2♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:57
- 4☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:51
- 7♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:49
- 8☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:47
- 9♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:44
- 11☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Wednesday, 12 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:39 to 08:41: 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.