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 Saturday, 25 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 08:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 09:09
- 3♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:17
- 4☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:41
- 7☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:05
- 10♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:13
- 11☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:21
- 12♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:21
- 2☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 23:57
- 5♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:49
- 6☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:41
- 7♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:02
- 12♂︎ Mars06:02 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Saturday, 25 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.