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, 23 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:46
- 2☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:46
- 3♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:47
- 5☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:48
- 8♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:48
- 9☉︎ Sun15:48 – 16:48
- 10♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 18:49
- 12☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 20:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:48
- 4☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:48
- 5♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:48 – 01:48
- 7☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:47
- 10♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:47
- 11☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:47
- 12♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Tuesday, 23 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:46 to 08:46: 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.