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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:48
- 3☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:27
- 7☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:37
- 8♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:57
- 10☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:17
- 2☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:07
- 3♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:47
- 5☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:07
- 9☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:37
- 12☽︎ Moon05:37 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:28 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.