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, 1 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (America/Santiago).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 08:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:13
- 3♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:21
- 4☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:44
- 7☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 16:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:08
- 10♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:16
- 11☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:24
- 12♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:24
- 2☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:00
- 5♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:53
- 6☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:45
- 7♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:29
- 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:06
- 12♂︎ Mars06:06 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antofagasta?
On Saturday, 1 January 2028, 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 06:58, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.