Planetary hours
in Antofagasta.
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 Friday, 18 October 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:26
- 7☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:30
- 8♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:37
- 10☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:44
- 2☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:40
- 3♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:33
- 5☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:22
- 8♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:19
- 9☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:15
- 10♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:08
- 12☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Friday, 18 October 2024, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:05 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.