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, 29 March 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:50
- 3♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:49
- 4☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:48
- 5♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:46
- 7☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:43
- 10♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:42
- 11☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:41
- 12♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:41
- 2☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:44
- 5♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:45
- 6☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:46
- 7♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:48
- 9☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 06:51
- 12♂︎ Mars06:51 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Saturday, 29 March 2025, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:52 to 08:51: 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.