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 Thursday, 1 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 08:49
- 2♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:48
- 3☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:47
- 4♀︎ Venus10:47 – 11:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:46 – 12:46
- 6☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:43
- 9♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:43
- 10☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:42
- 11♀︎ Venus17:42 – 18:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 19:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:43
- 4♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:43
- 5☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:44
- 6♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:46
- 8☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:47 – 05:48
- 11♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:49
- 12☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Thursday, 1 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:49 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.