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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 7 of the day, until 14:30
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:20
- 6☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:35
- 9☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:51
- 12♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:51
- 2♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 05:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:53 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.