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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:54 – 07:52
- 2♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:34
- 11☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:32
- 2♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:34
- 3☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:36
- 4♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:45
- 9♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:47
- 10☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:54 to 07:52: 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.