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, 3 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:56
- 3♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:54
- 4☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:52
- 5♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:49
- 7☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:44
- 10♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:42
- 11☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:41
- 12♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:41
- 2☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:46
- 5♂︎ Mars23:46 – 23:48
- 6☉︎ Sun23:48 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 05:58
- 12♂︎ Mars05:58 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Valparaíso?
On Saturday, 3 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:59 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.