Planetary hours
in Valparaíso.
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, 2 April 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:57
- 2☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:52
- 5♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:46
- 9☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:41
- 12♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:41
- 2♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:45
- 4☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:50
- 7♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:51
- 8☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:53
- 9♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:56
- 11☽︎ Moon05:56 – 06:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Valparaíso?
On Wednesday, 2 April 2025, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:59 to 08:57: 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.