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, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:47
- 5♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:51
- 6☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:55
- 7♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:03
- 9☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:16
- 12♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:16
- 2♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:55
- 7♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:51
- 8☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:47
- 9♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:39
- 11☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:34: 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.