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, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:49
- 6☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:55
- 7♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:07
- 9☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:25
- 12♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:25
- 2♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:14
- 4☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:56
- 7♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:50
- 8☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:44
- 9♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:32
- 11☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:19 to 08:25: 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.