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 Saturday, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:14
- 3♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:22
- 4☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:45
- 7☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 16:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 17:08
- 10♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:16
- 11☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:24
- 12♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:24
- 2☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:01
- 5♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:53
- 6☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:45
- 7♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:30
- 9☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:07
- 12♂︎ Mars06:07 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Saturday, 2 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 06:59, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.