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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:19
- 3☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:28
- 7☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:31
- 8♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:36
- 10☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:41
- 2☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:38
- 3♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:33
- 5☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:25
- 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:23
- 9☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:20
- 10♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:14 to 08:16: 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.