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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:57
- 2♀︎ Venus07:57 – 09:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 10:08
- 4☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:25
- 7♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:36
- 9♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 17:48
- 11☽︎ Moon17:48 – 18:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 19:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 20:53
- 2♂︎ Mars20:53 – 21:48
- 3☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:42
- 4♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:08
- 10☉︎ Sun04:08 – 05:02
- 11♀︎ Venus05:02 – 05:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:51 to 07:57: 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.