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 Friday, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:33
- 3☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:40
- 6♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:45
- 8♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:50
- 10☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:57 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:52
- 3♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:47
- 5☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:39
- 8♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:29
- 12☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Avellaneda?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:28 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.