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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:13
- 3☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:37
- 6♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:45
- 7☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:52
- 8♀︎ Venus14:52 – 16:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:08
- 10☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:24
- 2☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:16
- 3♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:00
- 5☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:29
- 9☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:22
- 10♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:06
- 12☽︎ Moon06:06 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:58 to 08:05: 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.