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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:56
- 2☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:19
- 6☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:37
- 9☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:55
- 12♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:55
- 2♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:43
- 4☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:13
- 9♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:50 to 07:56: 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.