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 Tuesday, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:28
- 2☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:20
- 3♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:04
- 5☽︎ Moon11:04 – 11:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 12:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:48 – 13:40
- 8♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:32
- 9☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:24
- 10♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:08
- 12☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:16
- 3♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:24
- 4☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:32
- 5♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:48
- 7☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 03:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:20
- 11☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:28
- 12♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:36 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.