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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:17
- 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:22
- 9☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:59
- 12♂︎ Mars16:59 – 17:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:51 – 18:59
- 2♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:25 to 08:17: 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.