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 Tuesday, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:13
- 2☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:20
- 3♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:35
- 5☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:57
- 8♂︎ Mars14:57 – 16:04
- 9☉︎ Sun16:04 – 17:11
- 10♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:26
- 12☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:19
- 3♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:11
- 4☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:04
- 5♀︎ Venus00:04 – 00:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:50
- 7☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:28
- 10♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:21
- 11☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:13
- 12♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:05 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.