Planetary hours
in Avellaneda.
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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:50
- 2☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:08
- 6☉︎ Sun12:08 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:07
- 12♂︎ Mars17:07 – 17:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:07
- 2♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:39
- 11☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avellaneda?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 08:50: 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.