Planetary hours
in Santiago.
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, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:51 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 09:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:22
- 4☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:52
- 7♂︎ Mars13:52 – 15:03
- 8☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:13
- 9♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:33
- 11☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:44
- 2♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:34
- 3☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:23
- 4♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:03
- 6☽︎ Moon01:03 – 01:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:33
- 9♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:22
- 10☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:12
- 11♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santiago?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:51 to 08:01: 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.