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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:01
- 4♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:57
- 5☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:52
- 6♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:43
- 8☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:29
- 11♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:24
- 12☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:29
- 3☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:43
- 6♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:47
- 7☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:52
- 8♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 04:01
- 10☽︎ Moon04:01 – 05:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 06:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:15 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.