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, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:26
- 2♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:33
- 7♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:34
- 8☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:36
- 9♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:39
- 11☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:40
- 2♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:38
- 3☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:37
- 4♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:34
- 6☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:29
- 9♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:26: 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.