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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:23
- 5♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:28
- 7☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:36
- 10♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:39
- 11☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:41
- 12♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:41
- 2☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:33
- 5♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:30
- 6☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:28
- 7♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:14
- 12♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:13 to 08:15: 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.