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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:31
- 3♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:23
- 4☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:15
- 5♀︎ Venus11:15 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 12:59
- 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:28
- 11☉︎ Sun16:28 – 17:20
- 12♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:20
- 2☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:28 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:43
- 5♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:51
- 6☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:59
- 7♀︎ Venus00:59 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:38
- 12♂︎ Mars06:38 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avellaneda?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:47 to 08:39: 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.