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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 08:06
- 2☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:28
- 7♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:37
- 9☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:50
- 12♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:50
- 2♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:23
- 8☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:09
- 11☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:02 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.