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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:49
- 7♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:03
- 9♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:18
- 11☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:26
- 2♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:18
- 3☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:11
- 4♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:56
- 6☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:34
- 9♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 08:11: 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.