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, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:11
- 3♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:05
- 4☉︎ Sun10:05 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:22
- 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:16
- 12♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:16
- 2☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:34
- 5♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:24 to 08:17: 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.