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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:29
- 2♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:13
- 4☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 17:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:07
- 2♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:24
- 4♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 03:04
- 9♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:38 to 08:29: 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.