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 Wednesday, 24 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:01
- 2☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:25
- 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:41
- 7♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:57
- 9☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:21
- 12♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:21
- 2♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:05
- 4☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:41
- 7♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:09
- 11☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Wednesday, 24 December 2025, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:53 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.