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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:33
- 2♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:30
- 9♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:03
- 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:06
- 9♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:23
- 11♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:42 to 08:33: 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.