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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:26
- 4☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 16:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:11
- 10♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:18
- 11☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:26
- 12♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:26
- 2☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:03
- 5♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:56
- 6☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:48
- 7♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:34
- 9☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:11
- 12♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:03 to 08:11: 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.