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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:02
- 4☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:29
- 11☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:24
- 2♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:56
- 9♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:01
- 10☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:16 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.