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 Tuesday, 16 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:24
- 2☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:31
- 3♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:43
- 5☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 15:02
- 8♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:08
- 9☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:14
- 10♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:20 – 19:26
- 12☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:20
- 3♂︎ Mars22:20 – 23:14
- 4☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:08
- 5♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 01:56
- 7☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:38
- 10♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:31
- 11☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:25
- 12♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Tuesday, 16 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:18 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.