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, 12 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:43
- 3☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:49
- 6♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:51
- 7☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:53
- 8♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:57
- 10☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:02
- 2☉︎ Sun21:02 – 22:00
- 3♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:56
- 5☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:49
- 8♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:47
- 9☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:45
- 10♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:41
- 12☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Friday, 12 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:39 to 08:41: 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.