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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:37
- 2♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:36
- 7♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:59
- 9♀︎ Venus15:59 – 17:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:23
- 11☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:35
- 2♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:23
- 3☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:11
- 4♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:00 – 00:48
- 6☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:01
- 10☉︎ Sun04:01 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:25 to 07:37: 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.