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, 5 September 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:52
- 2☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:45
- 5♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:40
- 7♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:29
- 12♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:29
- 2♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:33
- 4☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:40
- 7♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:42
- 8☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:44
- 9♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:48
- 11☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Peñalolén?
On Wednesday, 5 September 2029, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:54 to 08:52: 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.