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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:09
- 2♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:29
- 7♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:32
- 8☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:36
- 9♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:44
- 11☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 20:48
- 2♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:44
- 3☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:40
- 4♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:32
- 6☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:12
- 11♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:05 to 08:09: 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.