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, 14 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:42
- 2♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:45
- 4☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:49 – 13:51
- 7♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:52
- 8☉︎ Sun14:52 – 15:54
- 9♀︎ Venus15:54 – 16:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 17:57
- 11☽︎ Moon17:57 – 18:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 20:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 20:59
- 2♂︎ Mars20:59 – 21:58
- 3☉︎ Sun21:58 – 22:56
- 4♀︎ Venus22:56 – 23:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:53
- 6☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:48
- 9♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:44
- 11♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Sunday, 14 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:40 to 08:42: 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.