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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:21
- 2☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:55
- 5♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:55
- 12♂︎ Mars16:55 – 17:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:55
- 2♀︎ Venus18:55 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:12
- 4☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:47
- 8☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:21: 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.