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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:21
- 2♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:34
- 4☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:53
- 7♂︎ Mars13:53 – 15:00
- 8☉︎ Sun15:00 – 16:06
- 9♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:19
- 11☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:26
- 2♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:19
- 3☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:13
- 4♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 01:00
- 6☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:47 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:34
- 10☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:28
- 11♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:14 to 08:21: 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.