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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:14
- 2♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:20
- 4☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:33
- 9♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:39
- 11☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:41
- 2♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:39
- 3☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:36
- 4♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:19
- 10☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:16
- 11♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:12 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.