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 Wednesday, 20 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:08
- 2☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:33
- 9☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:45
- 12♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:44
- 2♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:37
- 4☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Wednesday, 20 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:04 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.