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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:48
- 2☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:41
- 6☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:40
- 7♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:32
- 12♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:31
- 2♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:39
- 7♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:40
- 8☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:45
- 11☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Santiago?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:49 to 08:48: 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.