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 Friday, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:30
- 3☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:48
- 6♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:54
- 7☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:00
- 8♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:12
- 10☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:24
- 2☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:18
- 3♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:06
- 5☽︎ Moon00:06 – 01:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:48
- 8♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:42
- 9☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:36
- 10♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:24
- 12☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:18 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.