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, 19 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:46
- 3☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:48
- 6♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:49
- 7☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:49
- 8♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:51
- 10☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:52
- 2☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:52
- 3♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:50
- 5☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:48
- 8♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:48
- 9☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:47
- 10♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:45
- 12☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Friday, 19 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:44 to 08:45: 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.