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 Saturday, 22 March 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:47
- 3♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:47
- 4☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:48
- 5♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:49
- 10♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:49
- 11☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:49
- 12♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:49
- 2☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:49
- 5♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:49
- 6☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:48
- 7♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:48
- 9☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 06:48
- 12♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Saturday, 22 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:47 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.