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 Tuesday, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:44
- 2☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:43
- 3♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:41
- 5☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:38
- 8♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:37
- 9☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:36
- 10♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:34
- 12☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:35
- 3♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:36
- 4☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:36
- 5♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:38
- 7☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:41
- 10♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:42
- 11☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:43
- 12♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:45 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.