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 Tuesday, 16 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:43 – 08:44
- 2☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:45
- 3♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:47
- 5☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:51
- 8♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:52
- 9☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:53
- 10♀︎ Venus16:53 – 17:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 18:55
- 12☽︎ Moon18:55 – 19:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 20:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 21:54
- 3♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:53
- 4☉︎ Sun22:53 – 23:52
- 5♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 01:50
- 7☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 04:47
- 10♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:46
- 11☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:45
- 12♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Tuesday, 16 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:43 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.