Planetary hours
in Puente Alto.
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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:17
- 2♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:23
- 4☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:31
- 7♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:33
- 8☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:36
- 9♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:41
- 11☽︎ Moon17:41 – 18:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:44
- 2♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:41
- 3☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:38
- 4♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:33
- 6☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:22
- 10☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Puente Alto?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:15 to 08:17: 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.