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 Wednesday, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:35
- 5♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:42
- 6☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:50
- 7♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:04
- 9☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:26
- 12♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:26
- 2♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:12
- 4☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:50
- 7♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:36
- 9♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:06 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.