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, 2 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:48
- 3☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:45
- 6♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:45
- 7☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:44
- 8♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:42
- 10☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:40
- 2☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:41
- 3♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:43
- 5☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:46
- 8♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:47
- 9☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:47
- 10♀︎ Venus04:47 – 05:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:49
- 12☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Friday, 2 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:50 to 08:49: 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.