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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:38
- 2♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:23
- 4☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 12:59
- 7♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:44
- 9♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:28
- 11☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:21
- 2♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:28
- 3☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:36
- 4♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:14
- 9♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:22
- 10☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:30
- 11♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avellaneda?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:46 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.