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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:59
- 2♀︎ Venus07:59 – 09:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:39
- 7♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:47
- 8☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:55
- 9♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:11
- 11☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:19
- 2♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:11
- 3☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:03
- 4♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:47
- 6☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 05:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:51 to 07:59: 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.