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, 4 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:37 – 07:49
- 2☉︎ Sun07:49 – 09:00
- 3♀︎ Venus09:00 – 10:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:23
- 5☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:58
- 8♂︎ Mars14:58 – 16:09
- 9☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:21
- 10♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:44
- 12☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 21:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:32
- 3♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:21
- 4☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:10
- 5♀︎ Venus00:10 – 00:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 01:47
- 7☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:01
- 11☉︎ Sun05:01 – 05:50
- 12♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Tuesday, 4 January 2028, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:37 to 07:49: 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.