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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 09:01
- 3☽︎ Moon09:01 – 10:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:24
- 6♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:31
- 7☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:39
- 8♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:54
- 10☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:09
- 2☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:02
- 3♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:47
- 5☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:24
- 8♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:16
- 9☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:09
- 10♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 05:54
- 12☽︎ Moon05:54 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:46 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.