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 Sunday, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:56 – 08:06
- 2♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:56
- 7♂︎ Mars13:56 – 15:06
- 8☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:16
- 9♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:37
- 11☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:47
- 2♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:37
- 3☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:27
- 4♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:07
- 6☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:47 – 03:37
- 9♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:17
- 11♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Valparaíso?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:56 to 08:06: 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.