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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 08:57
- 3♂︎ Mars08:57 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:11
- 5♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:25
- 7☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:47
- 10♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:54
- 11☉︎ Sun17:54 – 19:01
- 12♀︎ Venus19:01 – 20:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:01
- 2☽︎ Moon21:01 – 21:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:39
- 5♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:32
- 6☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:25
- 7♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:11
- 9☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 05:49
- 12♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:43 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.