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 Saturday, 23 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:55
- 3♂︎ Mars08:55 – 09:52
- 4☉︎ Sun09:52 – 10:49
- 5♀︎ Venus10:49 – 11:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:46 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:33
- 11☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:30
- 12♀︎ Venus17:30 – 18:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:30
- 2☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:43
- 7♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 02:49
- 9☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 04:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 05:56
- 12♂︎ Mars05:56 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Saturday, 23 August 2025, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:00 to 07:57: 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.