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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:37
- 4☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:48 – 13:54
- 7♂︎ Mars13:54 – 15:00
- 8☉︎ Sun15:00 – 16:06
- 9♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:18
- 11☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:24
- 2♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:18
- 3☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:12
- 4♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 01:01
- 6☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:43
- 9♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:37
- 10☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:31
- 11♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:19 to 08:25: 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.