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 Sunday, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:50 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 09:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:52
- 7♂︎ Mars13:52 – 15:02
- 8☉︎ Sun15:02 – 16:12
- 9♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:33
- 11☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:43
- 2♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:33
- 3☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:23
- 4♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:03
- 6☽︎ Moon01:03 – 01:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:32
- 9♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:22
- 10☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:12
- 11♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:50 to 08:01: 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.