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 Friday, 11 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:41
- 3☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:39
- 6♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:38
- 7☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:37
- 8♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:36
- 10☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:34
- 2☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:35
- 3♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:36
- 5☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:38
- 8♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:40
- 12☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Friday, 11 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:42 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.