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, 29 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:51
- 2♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:49
- 4☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:46
- 7♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:45
- 8☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:44
- 9♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:42
- 11☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:42
- 2♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:43
- 3☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:43
- 4♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:45
- 6☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:47 – 03:48
- 9♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:49
- 10☉︎ Sun04:49 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Sunday, 29 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 11h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.