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, 5 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:38 – 08:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:43
- 3☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:50
- 6♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:52
- 7☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:55
- 8♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:59
- 10☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:04
- 2☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:02
- 3♀︎ Venus22:02 – 23:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 23:57
- 5☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:50
- 8♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:48
- 9☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:46
- 10♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:41
- 12☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Friday, 5 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:38 to 08:41: 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.