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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:09
- 2♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:26
- 7♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:33
- 9♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:40
- 11☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:44
- 2♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:40
- 3☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:37
- 4♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:19
- 9♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:12
- 11♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:05 to 08:09: 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.