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, 6 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:34
- 3☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:50
- 6♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:55
- 7☉︎ Sun13:55 – 15:00
- 8♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:11
- 10☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:21
- 2☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:16
- 3♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:06
- 5☽︎ Moon00:06 – 01:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:50
- 8♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:45
- 9☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:40
- 10♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:29
- 12☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:23 to 08:29: 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.