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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:36
- 2☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:06
- 5♂︎ Mars11:06 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 16:58
- 12♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:48 – 18:58
- 2♀︎ Venus18:58 – 20:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:26
- 11☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:46 to 08:36: 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.