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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:45
- 2☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:14
- 12♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:14
- 2♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:32
- 4☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:59
- 7♂︎ Mars00:59 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:35
- 11☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avellaneda?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:54 to 08:45: 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.