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, 22 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:31
- 2☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:32
- 3♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:33
- 5☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:34
- 8♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:35
- 9☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:36
- 10♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:37
- 12☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:36
- 3♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:35
- 4☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:35
- 5♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:33
- 7☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:31
- 10♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:31
- 11☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:30
- 12♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:31 to 08:31: 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.