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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:04
- 3♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 11:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:34
- 10♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:30
- 11☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:26
- 12♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:26
- 2☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:42
- 6☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 05:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 06:07
- 12♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:12 to 08:08: 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.