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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 09:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:49
- 7♂︎ Mars13:49 – 15:00
- 8☉︎ Sun15:00 – 16:11
- 9♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:33
- 11☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 21:44
- 2♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:33
- 3☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:22
- 4♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:00
- 6☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 05:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:43 to 07:54: 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.