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 Saturday, 4 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:56
- 3♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:54
- 4☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:53
- 5♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:49
- 7☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:43
- 10♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:41
- 11☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:39
- 12♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:39
- 2☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:45
- 5♂︎ Mars23:45 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:59
- 12♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Valparaíso?
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:00 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.