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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:23
- 3♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:30
- 7☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:36
- 10♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:37
- 11☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:39
- 12♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:39
- 2☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:34
- 5♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:32
- 6☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:30
- 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:20
- 12♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:19 to 08:21: 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.