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, 31 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:13
- 3☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:44
- 7☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:52
- 8♀︎ Venus14:52 – 16:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:08
- 10☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:23
- 2☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:16
- 3♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:00
- 5☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:29
- 9☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:05
- 12☽︎ Moon06:05 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Friday, 31 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:57 to 08:05: 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.