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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:27
- 7♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:46
- 9☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:15
- 12♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:15
- 2♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:56
- 4☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:07
- 9♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:39: 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.